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Dr Jennifer Jackson (BAS): Whale recovery at South Georgia: findings from three years of surveyDr Tom Hart (Oxford University): Counting the South Sandwich Islands: an interdisciplinary expeditionCrag Jones: President Gorbachev: My Part In His Downfall
Toothfish, Construction and Good Riddance to Rats Following the success of our online talk – Whales, Mountains and Penguins – in June, we are holding another one. We are repeating the successful format of three short talks followed by questions from the ‘floor’. The event will be hosted via the online platform Zoom. For those unfamiliar with Zoom, …
Three talks as follows: John Dickens – Aerial Studies take off in South Georgia John has worked at Bird Island and KEP for the British Antarctic Survey. He will discuss how drones are being used to observe wildlife in South Georgia, a pilot project he participated in during his time on the island with BAS. Dr Robb …
Laura Gerrish and Sally Thorpe from the British Antarctic Survey tell us about the massive iceberg A68A that recently approached South Georgia, and the work being undertaken to study it, and its possible impacts on the island.
"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 …
Gilbert White Shackleton Talk Online by John Dudeney Read More »
An online presentation introduced by Jen Jackson of the British Antarctic Survey.
The South Georgia Association will hold this year's AGM online using Zoom on 7 May. We were unable to hold an AGM last year so this online one will cover the past two years. We will also be presenting (virtually) a Morag Husband Campbell Medal to a deserving recipient who has been making a significant …
NB 1930 start time is BST, ie 1830 UTC/GMT Marcus Brittain from the university of Cambridge will be talking online about the recent SGHT Archaeological Expedition that the SGA helped with. In 2019 they examined a number of sealing sites around South Georgia, uncovering a surprising amount of history. Bob Burton from the SGHT will …