The island of South Georgia

Author:Robert Keith Headland

Summary:South Georgia is a remote and beautiful island with a varied and intriguing history. This extensively illustrated book is the only comprehensive account of the island, combining historical, geographical, commercial, scientific and political events in a remarkable tour de force.

Print Book, English, 1984

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1984

Genre:History

Physical Description:293 s. : illustrations

ISBN:

9780521252744, 0521252741

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:473919719

Subjects:

Géorgie du Sud (Géorgie du Sud et Sandwich du Sud)

Géorgie du Sud (Géorgie du Sud et Sandwich du Sud) Histoire

History

South Georgia (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)

South Georgia (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) History

South Georgia Island History

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands South Georgia

South Georgia to 1983

Contents:

List of illustrations; Foreword Sir Rex Hunt CMG; Preface; 1. Geography, administration and population; 2. Discovery of and first landing on South Georgia; 3. Early history and the first epoch of sealing; 4. Expeditions, visits and other events on South Georgia from 1882; 5. Whaling, second sealing and settlement; 6. Travel and communications; 7. Physical sciences; the land, ocean and atmosphere; 8. The natural history of South Georgia; 9. Military action, events on South Georgia in 1982 and the island's future; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.