In an advance preview of the coming #FalklandsWar, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1982 #Argentina sent Marines, disguised as civilian scientists, to raise the Argentinian flag on #SouthGeorgiaIsland, a tiny British Antarctic dependency & research base. The war broke out two weeks later.
Two #gentoo #penguins on the rocky shore of Gold Harbor, South Georgia Island.
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#pair #goldharbor #southgeorgiaisland #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animals #nature #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt @joancarroll
Even our gentoos are ready for that Saturday lie in!
📷 Rachel Davies (taken with zoom)
#Gentoo #GentooPenguins #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Wildlife #Penguins #WildlifePhotography
The macaroni penguin is always dressed to impress 🖤💛🐧
📷 Marie Ann D'Aloia
#MacaroniPenguin #Penguin #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Antarctica #WildlifePhotography #SouthGeorgiaWildlife #Photography
Our albatrosses are warming up, ready to deliver your postcards ✨
📷 Tracy West
#Albatross #Wildlife #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #WildlifePhotography
"What do you mean it's not Friday?"
📷 Tracy West
#Seals #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #AnimalPhotography #Polar
We'll be back on island soon 💙 Who will we be seeing this season?
📷 Marie Ann D'Aloia
#Grytiviken #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Seal #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography
Diving into Monday like...
📷 Tracy West
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Penguins #Penguin #WildlifePhotography #Gentoo #GentooPenguin
Throwback Thursday but make it ✨Grytviken in 1997✨
📷 John Howard Youle
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Grytviken #SubAntarctica #SGHT #FOSGI
A snapshot of South Georgia’s coast.
📷 Paul Carroll
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Penguins #Petrels #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #KingPenguin
Caption this!
📷 Tracey West
#SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgia #SG #Seal #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife
Caption this?
📷 Rod Long
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Seal #Penguins #KingPenguins #Polar #wildlifephotography
Who said our 20th birthday celebrations had to be over just yet? 🥳
We would like to hear all about your special memories of SGHT and South Georgia - whether it's from last season, 2005, or even earlier!
📷 Nelson Baretta
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Polar #SGHT #FOSGI
It's our 20th birthday! Brian Anderson, our Whale of a Weekend photographer and supporter, shared this amazing e-card with us to celebrate 😍
Thank you, andersonimages!
#SGHT #FOSGI #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgia #WildlifePhotography
Day 334 of being majestic. Still no crown.
📷 Paul Carroll
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #KingPenguins #Penguins #Penguin #NaturePhotography #Polar #Antarctica
We love this penguin gathering - what do you think they're talking about? 🐧
📷 Ron Rigge
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #KingPenguin #KingPenguins #Penguins #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography
South Georgia is home to some incredible wildlife. Join us for this mini-series as Rachel Davies, volunteer writer, introduces us to some of the animals that call South Georgia home.
Read more: sght.org/news/the-wil...
📷 Oli Prince
#Seals #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Wildlife
We still can’t believe how much fun we had at Whale of a Weekend! What was your favourite part?
You can still catch up with the livestreams here:
sght.org/woaw/
#WhaleofaWeekend #WoaW #Whales #Dundee #Whaling #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI
Happy World Albatross Day!
📷 Stacy Adlard
#Albatross #Chick #SouthGeorgia #SGHT #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Nature #Birds
Football is a universal sport, so it’s no surprise that the whaling stations of South Georgia regularly got together to play matches!
#SouthGeorgia #football #grytviken #sght #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgiaMuseum #remotemuseum #history
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📷Janelle Lugge
#Newsletter #News #Updates #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #FOSGI
Every penguin deserves a Bay Watch moment.
📸 Marie Ann D'Aloia
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #KingPenguin #Penguin #FortunaBay #Nature #Photography
If you choose to donate to our Green Match Fund, your £1 becomes £2 through match funding at no additional cost to you.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#SGHT #Donation #WildlifeConservation #GreenMatchFund #GMF #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland
Sunrise on Salisbury Plain on 9th November 2015 🎴
📷 Dr Pete Edwards
#sunrise #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SalisburyPlain
Together with GSGSSI & FOSGI, we raised over £10 million and achieved the unthinkable: a rodent-free island in 2018. Now, native bird populations are rebounding! But the vigilance continues!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland
Calling all lovers of South Georgia! There is still time to support our Green Match Fund campaign.
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#SGHT #MatchingDonation #WildlifeConservation #GreenMatchFund #GMF #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland
King Penguins, South Georgia Island, British Overseas Territory
Website: www.expeditions.com/globalassets...
#Travel #Wallpaper #Photo #Daily #Penguins #SouthGeorgiaIsland
Look at this cutie! Want to make your support for South Georgia go even further? Our Green Match Fund is doubling every donation made before midday on 29 April!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#MatchingDonation #WildlifeConservation #GreenMatchFund #GMF #SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland
Each year, our small team opens our on-island museum and gift shop as well as run tours of the Main Store during the austral summer. They welcome over 15,000 visitors from across the world! Did we see you this 24/25 season? 🗺️
📷 South Georgia Museum
#SouthGeorgia #SouthGeorgiaIsland
Read Today's Top Headlines in #maps in our #DailyGeo Newsletter:
🌍 #Belgium: EU Designates 7 Countries "Safe"
🌍 #DRC: Boat Burns, Capsizes, and Kills 50
🌎 #SouthGeorgiaIsland: Colossal Squid Recorded
Read here: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...
#Geography #mapping #WorldNews
