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The talk by Laura Gerrish and Sally Thorpe from the British Antarctic Survey that we held online on 25 February 2021 is now in our YouTube Channel. You can see it by selecting the ‘SGA Video Recordings’ option of the ‘Resources’ menu on our website,
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SGA Talk – The A68 Iceberg at South Georgia Read More »
An online talk on Shackleton has been organised by the Gilbert White and Oates Collection. Shackleton’s Endurance Adventure – revisited will be presented on 4 March at 1900 GMT by John Dudeney OBE and costs £5.
“This talk provides a new historical perspective on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s amazing adventure in the Weddell Sea – of brave hopes, hopes dashed, shipwreck and castaway, and ultimate survival. But in doing so, it will draw on previously unknown information from a century ago held in the UK National Archives which was recently uncovered by the speaker and his co-workers. The documents so discovered throw a rather different light the behaviour of both Shackleton and the British Government than the popular accounts provide. This is particularly the case concerning the attempts to find out what had happened to Shackleton and his men, and then, when he reappeared in the Falklands, to rescue the castaways on Elephant Island. It will also bring the “forgotten” men of the Ross Sea party into the limelight.”
Gilbert White Shackleton Talk Online – 4 March Read More »
The South Georgia Association is organising another talk at 1900 GMT on Thursday 25 February, when Laura Gerrish and Sally Thorpe from the British Antarctic Survey will bring us up to date with the huge A68 iceberg that recently approached South Georgia.
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Online SGA Talk – 25 February 2021 Read More »
The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands GSGSSI) has just published a new strategy for managing the island over the next five years.
…Five-Year Plan for South Georgia Published Read More »
A grant has been awarded to assist this project by the use of social media to raise awareness of the impact of fisheries bycatch on South Georgian albatrosses. It aims to conduct public outreach in Japan and put pressure on government, tuna and other fisheries stakeholders to take action to reduce albatross bycatch.
…SGA Initiative Fund Award to RSPB for Educational Work in JapanRead More »
SGA Initiative Fund Award to RSPB for Educational Work in Japan Read More »
Robert Burton wrote this article on how the Fur seals were hunted, processed for their fur, and what this was used for.
South Georgia’s Wooly Past – Robert Burton Read More »
To alleviate lockdown boredom, SGA Chairman David Drewry has written a short story about the sealing vessel Dias.
…South to the Ice! – A Short Story by David DrewryRead More »
South to the Ice! – A Short Story by David Drewry Read More »
The three talks, presented online on 26 November 2020, are now available on the South Georgia Association website.
Select ‘SGA Video Recordings’ from the ‘Resources’ menu on our website.
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SGA Talks – Recordings available Read More »
The SGA Committee has submitted a response to the draft Strategy that the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands recently published for consultation. You can download our response here:
SGA Response to GSGSSi Strategy Consultation 2020 (80.68 KB)SGA Response to GSGSSI Strategy Consultation Read More »
The SGA is pleased to announce a third evening of talks.
…Online Talk No. 3 – Thursday 26 November 2020 Read More »