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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 ...
The island of South Georgia is unusual among oceanic islands for having pre-Cretaceous sedimentary rocks underlying much of the island and a significant portion of felsic igneous rocks. Two-thirds of the island consists of intensely folded flysch , capped with Aptian age fossils, tuff and greywacke in the Cumberland Bay Series.
South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east–west direction, South Georgia is around 170 kilometres (106 mi) long and has a maximum width of 35 ...
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 ...
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In this video, a young couple on vacation in a cabin in Georgia discovered that there was a little something extra at their rental that they weren’t expecting, but quickly grew to love: a fluffy ...
The South Georgia diving petrel is a small, plump petrel, 180 to 220 mm (7.1–8.7 in) in length and weighing around 90 to 150 g (3.2–5.3 oz). [5] Its plumage is black above and dull white below, and it has a stubby black bill with pale blue edges. [6]
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