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A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia

Second Edition

Sally Poncet, Kim Crosbie

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Ratgeber / Natur

Beschreibung

This is the only illustrated guide specifically tailored to the needs of visitors to this remote and captivating part of the world, and it is the ideal book for armchair naturalists.



A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia features hundreds of color photographs of the diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery to be found at this unique tourist destination. It includes extensive and up-to-date coverage of all wildlife groups—from albatrosses and petrels to seals and penguins—as well as color maps and detailed information for the 23 key visitor sites. This stunning photographic guide describes the history, geology, and culture of South Georgia. It also provides a checklist of all fauna and flora as well as valuable tips for visitors to the islands, and the book’s wirebound format enables it to fold out flat for easy use in a water-protective holder.


  • Features hundreds of photos

  • Covers all wildlife groups

  • Includes maps and information for the 23 key visitor sites

  • Describes South Georgia’s unique history, geology, and culture

  • Provides a checklist of all fauna and flora

  • Gives valuable tips for visitors

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Schlagwörter

Kelp gull, Falkland Islands, Scotia Sea, South Georgia Museum, Guano, Breakwind Ridge, Shingle beach, Gentoo penguin, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Barff Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Discovery Investigations, Bird strike, Southern England, Whaling, Kelp forest, Southern Whaling and Sealing Company, Chinstrap penguin, South Georgia pintail, Stewart Island, St. Andrews Bay (Florida), Larsen Harbour, Cape petrel, South American Plate, Stromness Bay, Pipit, Rock cod, Rocky shore, Godthul, Iris Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctic tern, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Sea anemone, Antarctic prion, Factory ship, Patagonian toothfish, Southern right whale, South Georgia diving petrel, Fur seal, South Georgia pipit, Elephant seal, Cape Paryadin, Prion Island, Tierra del Fuego, Campsite, Wandering albatross, Royal Bay, Cape Rosa, Grytviken, South Shetland Islands, King penguin, Fishery, Indian Ocean, King Edward Point, Cave Cove, Bird nest, South America, Explorer II, Southern giant petrel, Clerke Rocks, Bay of Isles, Weddell seal, Sooty albatross, South Orkney Islands, Southern Continent, Cumberland Bay, Beagle Channel, Fishing, Leith Harbour