Tag: South Georgia

Monday, December 30th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Filmus officially appointed as Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary

The Argentine government made official the appointment of Daniel Filmus as head of the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic Secretary, which depends on the ministry of foreign affairs and worship.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
The Dictionary of Falklands Biography Website, a new and expanding resource for the Islands' history

The website for the Dictionary of Falklands Biography is proving capable of significant expansion. Designed and established by Tom McAdam in 2018, the editor David Tatham and the researcher Stephen Palmer have used the freedom offered by a website in a number of ways.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:35 UTC
Fierce leopard seals pack to feast on King penguins (*)

Some people don’t like sharing their food – we all have a friend who gets cranky when you steal a chip from their plate. For wild animals, this makes sense, because any food shared is energy lost that could otherwise have been used to pursue more food.
Monday, June 17th 2019 - 15:14 UTC
Bank of Estonia will celebrate bicentenary of Antarctica's discovery with a €2 coin

The Bank of Estonia has unveiled last 14 June the design that has been approved to mark the bicentenary anniversary of the first discovery of Antarctica, which will be celebrated in 2020, according to Coin Update News.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:12 UTC
South Georgia Stamp Release: 3D Grytviken

A new stamp issue, which gives audiences a new perspective on Grytviken, was released in May, reports the latest edition of the South Georgia Newsletter. A hundred years ago, commercial whaling came to South Georgia. Carl Larsen pioneered shore-based facilities to process their catch.
Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
South Georgia Marine Protected Area enhancement, announced last December, comes into effect

Following an announcement in December 2018, a suite of enhancements to the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area (SGSSI-MPA) have now been signed into legislation by HM Commissioner Nigel Phillips CBE. The enhanced measures are designed to further conserve the rich biodiversity found within the ocean surrounding this sub-Antarctic UK overseas territory. The new measures build on the existing MPA designated in 2012 and are based on scientific evidence considered during the first 5-year review of the MPA.
Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
New wharf for South Georgia: extra berth for polar vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough

An £8.15 million contract to build a new wharf at the remote Sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia is awarded to BAM Nuttall this week. The contract is part of a major investment programme to modernize the UK’s Antarctic infrastructure.
Friday, March 22nd 2019 - 08:22 UTC
South Georgia issues commemorative coins on Queen Victoria's bicentenary anniversary

The government and treasury of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have issued on Thursday 21st March new crown coins and gold £4 pieces which are in celebration of the bicentenary anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 10:57 UTC
South Georgia releases new coin to commemorate Sir Ernest Shackleton

The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have released a new coin to commemorate the birth of the famous explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Born on 15th February 1874, Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be an explorer from a very early age, inspired by faraway places that he had read about as a boy. At the age of 16, bored by the school curriculum, he went to work in the Merchant Navy.
Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
Birth of Sir Shackleton commemorated by South Georgia with new crown coins

The government and treasury of the South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands issued on 26 February new crown coins that commemorate the birth of the famous explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton.