The island spans 3,755 sq km – less than ... By 1912, there were six other whaling stations on South Georgia, including Stromness. Narrowly dodging a pair of fur seals, who blended in remarkably ...

South Georgia Island served as the final stage in one ... covering 32 miles in 36 hours to reach the Stromness whaling station—and help at long last. Always the English gentleman, Shackleton ...

South Georgia Island is isolated from the civilized world and trapped in the most cruel of climates, but it was destined for discovery. From its first recorded sightings more than 300 years ago ...

There is one snag: they landed on the wrong side of the island. Undaunted, Shackleton sets off with two companions to make the first-ever crossing of South ... hooter at Stromness a few miles ...

Stromness whaling station was leased ... navy in Davidoff's venture was a prelude to the invasion of South Georgia and the Falkland Islands in 1982.

We hike between two of them – from Leith to Stromness – where ... ve been coming here since 2014 – South Georgia just draws me back,” SGHT’s island director, Deirdre Mitchell, tells ...

20-foot boat to South Georgia island. Just over a week later, they had traversed the island’s glaciers to reach the whaling station at Stromness, finally able to send help for the crew left behind.

I HAD WANTED TO visit South Georgia since I first found out about it three ... they trekked across the island to reach Stromness whaling station on the north coast. Here they raised the alarm to ...

The Scenic Eclipse made the historic dive during the 20-day Antarctica, South Georgia & Falkland Islands voyage, which departed from Ushuaia on January 27. The six-person submersible, the Scenic ...

South Georgia Island is to the northwest of the South Sandwich Islands ... Luckily for Shackleton, he knew that there were several whaling stations on the island and crawled into Stromness with Tom ...