South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook

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On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in South Georgia Island. While his vessel HMS Resolution sat at anchor in the bay, Cook went ashore, hoisted the British flag and performed the ceremony of taking possession of the island, in the name of King George III and his heirs. Read full article

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Steve Potts
As John McEnroe said to the umpire, 'You just can't be serious!'

Argentina’s Claim to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: https://www.academia.edu/117735658/Argentinas_Claim_to_South_Georgia_and_South_Sandwich_Islands
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