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A visitor's guide to South Georgia : the essential guide for any visitor / Sally Poncet, Kim Crosbie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poncet, Sally, author.
- Crosbie, Kim, author.
- Series:
- WILDGuides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animals--South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands--South Georgia.
- Animals.
- Birds--South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands--South Georgia.
- Birds.
- South Georgia (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)--Guidebooks.
- South Georgia (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, England : Princeton University Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- This is the only illustrated guide specifically tailored to the needs of visitors to this remote and captivating part of the world, and it is the ideal book for armchair naturalists. A Visitor's Guide to South Georgia features hundreds of color photographs of the diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery to be found at this unique tourist destination. It includes extensive and up-to-date coverage of all wildlife groups-from albatrosses and petrels to seals and penguins-as well as color maps and detailed information for the 23 key visitor sites. This stunning photographic guide describes the history, geology, and culture of South Georgia. It also provides a checklist of all fauna and flora as well as valuable tips for visitors to the islands, and the book's wirebound format enables it to fold out flat for easy use in a water-protective holder. Features hundreds of photos Covers all wildlife groups Includes maps and information for the 23 key visitor sites Describes South Georgia's unique history, geology, and culture Provides a checklist of all fauna and flora Gives valuable tips for visitors
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- A Message from Nigel Haywood
- Foreword
- About this Guide
- Tips for Visitors
- Natural History of South Georgia
- Oceans and Climate
- Geology
- Glaciers and Landforms
- Vegetation
- Wildlife
- Introduced species
- A Brief History of South Georgia
- The Discovery of South Georgia
- The Sealers
- The Explorers
- Carl Anton Larsen and the Whaling Industry
- The Discovery Investigations
- Duncan Carse and the South Georgia Surveys 1951-57
- Establishing British Antarctic Survey Research
- South Georgia, A Diplomacy Case
- Current Activities
- Stamps
- Government Administration
- Tourism
- South Georgia Fisheries
- Fisheries Research at King Edward Point
- Seabird and Seal Research
- Longline Fisheries and Seabirds
- The Approach to South Georgia
- Key to site maps
- Key Information
- Wandering Albatrosses
- Burrowing Petrels
- Life at Leith Harbour
- Southern Elephant Seals
- King Penguins
- Fur Seals
- The Sites
- Elsehul
- Prion Island
- Salisbury Plain
- Prince Olav Harbour
- Fortuna Bay
- Hercules Bay
- Leith Harbour
- Shackleton Walk
- Stromness Harbour
- Husvik
- Jason Harbour
- Grytviken &
- King Edward Point
- Maiviken
- Cobblers Cove
- Godthul
- Ocean Harbour
- St Andrews Bay
- Moltke Harbour
- Will Point &
- Brisbane Point
- Gold Harbour
- Cooper Bay
- Drygalski Fjord &
- Larsen Harbour
- King Haakon Bay
- Checklist of the Fauna and Flora of South Georgia
- Bird Breeding Calendar
- Bibliography
- Useful Addresses and Websites
- Photo/Art Credits
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- Bathymetry and ocean currents around South Georgia
- Monthly mean max/min temperatures
- Rainfall and cloud cover
- Simplified geological map
- Glacial features
- Key to South Georgia wildlife habitats.
- Köppen Point wildlife map (1883)
- South Georgia wandering albatross foraging tracks
- The decline in the wandering albatross population
- Bottom longlining
- Burrowing petrel habitat
- List of Maps
- King Haakon Bay.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-23442-6
- OCLC:
- 1259592663
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