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43 relations: Acaena, Admiralty (United Kingdom), Allardyce Range, Benthic zone, British Antarctic Survey, Brodifacoum, Brown rat, Church of Norway, Cumberland Bay, Cumberland East Bay, Cumberland West Bay, Discovery Investigations, Falklands War, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Genus, Grytviken, Hamberg Glacier, Humic substance, Invasive species, James Cook, King Edward Cove, Lillehammer, Lyell Glacier, South Georgia, Maidalen, Margaret Thatcher, May Day, Moraine Fjord, Mount Paget, Otto Nordenskjöld, Peat, Poa, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Navy, Second voyage of James Cook, South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia pipit, Swedish Antarctic Expedition, Thatcher Peninsula, Tortula, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee, Vivian Fuchs.
- Subantarctic peninsulas
Acaena
Acaena is a genus of about 60 species of mainly evergreen, creeping herbaceous perennial plants and subshrubs in the family Rosaceae, native mainly to the Southern Hemisphere, notably New Zealand, Australia and South America, but with a few species extending into the Northern Hemisphere, north to Hawaii (A.
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Admiralty (United Kingdom)
The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.
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Allardyce Range
The Allardyce Range (Cordillera de San Telmo) is a mountain range rising south of Cumberland Bay and dominating the central part of South Georgia, a British Overseas Territories.
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Benthic zone
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
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British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute.
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Brodifacoum
Brodifacoum is a highly lethal 4-hydroxycoumarin vitamin K antagonist anticoagulant poison.
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Brown rat
The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread species of common rat.
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Church of Norway
The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke, Den norske kyrkja, Norgga girku, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway.
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Cumberland Bay
Cumberland Bay is a bay, wide at its entrance between Larsen Point and Barff Point, which separates into two extensive arms, Cumberland West Bay and Cumberland East Bay, which recede inland along the northern coast of South Georgia.
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Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.
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Cumberland West Bay
Cumberland West Bay is a bay forming the western arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.
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Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.
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Falklands War
The Falklands War (Guerra de Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
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Grytviken
Grytviken is a hamlet on South Georgia in the South Atlantic and formerly a whaling station and the largest settlement on the island.
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Hamberg Glacier
Hamberg Glacier is a glacier which flows in an east-northeasterly direction from the northeast side of Mount Sugartop to the west side of the head of Moraine Fjord, South Georgia.
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Humic substance
Humic substances (HS) are coloured recalcitrant organic compounds naturally formed during long-term decomposition and transformation of biomass residues.
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Invasive species
An invasive species is an introduced species that harms its new environment.
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James Cook
Captain James Cook (– 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.
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King Edward Cove
King Edward Cove (Caleta Capitán Vago) is a sheltered cove in the west side of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.
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Lillehammer
Lillehammer is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.
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Lyell Glacier, South Georgia
Lyell Glacier is a glacier flowing in a northerly direction to Harpon Bay at the southeast head of Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia.
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Maidalen
Maidalen is a valley, long in a north–south direction, extending from Maiviken to Lewis Pass on Thatcher Peninsula, South Georgia.
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
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May Day
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's Spring equinox and June solstice.
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Moraine Fjord
Moraine Fjord is an inlet long with a reef (a terminal moraine) extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.
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Mount Paget
Mount Paget is a summit of Allardyce Range on the South Atlantic/Antarctic island of South Georgia.
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Otto Nordenskjöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.
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Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.
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Poa
Poa is a genus of about 570 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom.
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Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Second voyage of James Cook
The second voyage of James Cook, from 1772 to 1775, commissioned by the British government with advice from the Royal Society, was designed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to finally determine whether there was any great southern landmass, or Terra Australis.
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South Georgia
South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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South Georgia pipit
The South Georgia pipit (Anthus antarcticus) is a sparrow-sized bird only found on the South Georgia archipelago off the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1903 was a scientific expedition led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.
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Thatcher Peninsula
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Thatcher Peninsula and Thatcher Peninsula are Headlands of South Georgia and Subantarctic peninsulas.
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Tortula
Tortula is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae.
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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).
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Vivian Fuchs
Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (11 February 1908 – 11 November 1999) was an English scientist-explorer and expedition organizer.
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See also
Subantarctic peninsulas
- Barff Peninsula
- Busen Point
- Cape Circoncision
- Courbet Peninsula
- Laurens Peninsula
- Loranchet Peninsula
- Péninsule Jeanne d'Arc
- Presqu'île Ronarc'h
- Rallier du Baty Peninsula
- Thatcher Peninsula
References
Also known as Arch Pond, Burnet Cove, Camp Peak, Evans Lake (South Georgia), Humic Lake, Lancetes Lake, Loken Pond, Mai Point, Maivatn, Maiviken, Mount Duse, Mount Hodges, Poa Cove, Sappho Point, Spencer Peak, Tortula Cove.