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Bird Island (Spanish: Isla Pájaro) is 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) long and 800 metres (875 yd) wide, separated from the western end of South Georgia by Bird Sound. It is part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, also claimed by Argentina as part of Tierra del Fuego province.
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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. There are thirteen mammal species in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, of which one is endangered. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of ...
South Georgia is a breeding ground for elephant seals, [13] fur seals, [14] [15] and king penguins. The island is home to the South Georgia pintail and the South Georgia pipit, which are endemic to the island. [16] There are 25 native vascular plants on South Georgia, and 76 non-native species have been recorded. [17] [18]
NASA satellite image of South Georgia Island covered with snow The South Sandwich Islands connect with air currents to make wave patterns in clouds. Royal Bay and South Georgia Island (south-up image) The climate is classified as polar, and the weather is highly variable and harsh, making a tundra in Köppen climate classification. Typical ...
A few days before Halloween, data collectors at the Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) observe a steady, yet predictable, decline of birds in nets, signaling the end of migration.
Fauna of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Subantarctic islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Albatross Island) is an island 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Cape Buller, lying in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia Charted in 1912–13 by Robert Cushman Murphy , American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy , who gave this name because he observed albatrosses there. [ 1 ]