A 130-foot towering wall of ice with a surface area larger than Rhode Island is slowly making its way toward a remote island near Antarctica. Imagine if the ice wall from Game of Thrones were mobile ...
The floating giant, compared to Game of Thrones’ ice wall, stretches from horizon to horizon and is heading towards South Georgia Island, a remote Antarctic haven for millions of penguins and seals.
The stamp issue commemorates Possession itself and the start of South Georgia’s 250-year journey from obscurity to the modern age. On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed ...
The islands have fascinating geological features. South Georgia is home to eleven peaks and steep glaciers, the largest of which is Fortuna Glacier. The South Sandwich Islands, meanwhile ...