Bird Island, South Georgia

Bird Island (Isla Pájaro) is long and wide, separated from the western end of South Georgia by Bird Sound. ^[1]

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1. 47 relations: Antarctic fur seal, Anthony de la Roché, Atlantic Ocean, Australia, Black-browed albatross, British Antarctic Survey, British Overseas Territories, Cetacea, Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Farewell Point, Gentoo penguin, Goldcrest Point, Grey-headed albatross, Grytviken, History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Invasion of South Georgia, James Cook, Jordan Cove, List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Lyell Glacier, South Georgia, Macaroni penguin, Milward Patch, Molly Hill, Morris Point, Owen Shoals, Payne Creek (Antarctica), Pinniped, Pio Point, Research stations in Antarctica, Roché Peak, Schlieper Bay, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Shoemaker Point, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Snowy albatross, Sooty Cove, South Georgia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia pintail, South Georgia pipit, Southern giant petrel, Southern right whale, St Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Tierra del Fuego, UN/LOCODE, United Kingdom, UTC−02:00.

2. Islands of South Georgia

Antarctic fur seal

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is one of eight seals in the genus Arctocephalus, and one of nine fur seals in the subfamily Arctocephalinae.

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Anthony de la Roché

Anthony de la Roché (spelled also Antoine de la Roché, Antonio de la Roché or Antonio de la Roca in some sources) was a 17th-century English maritime explorer and merchant, born in London to a French Huguenot father and an English mother, who took part in a joint venture established by English and Dutch shipowners in the Spanish port city of Cádiz in order to engage in the lucrative New World trade.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Black-browed albatross

The black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), also known as the black-browed mollymawk,Robertson, C. J. R. (2003) is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae; it is the most widespread and common member of its family.

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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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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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Cetacea

Cetacea is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.

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Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features.

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Farewell Point

Farewell Point is a point which forms the northeast extremity of Bird Island, off the west end of South Georgia.

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Gentoo penguin

The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P. adeliae) and the chinstrap penguin (P. antarcticus).

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Goldcrest Point

Goldcrest Point is the northwest point of Bird Island, South Georgia, with Payne Creek just south of it.

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Grey-headed albatross

The grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) also known as the gray-headed mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family.

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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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History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is relatively recent.

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Invasion of South Georgia

The invasion of South Georgia, also known as the Battle of Grytviken or Operation Georgias, took place on 3 April 1982, when Argentine Navy forces seized control of the east coast of South Georgia after overpowering a small group of Royal Marines at Grytviken.

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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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Jordan Cove

Jordan Cove is a small cove which is the principal indentation in the south side of Bird Island, off the west end of South Georgia, near Antarctica.

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List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.

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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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Macaroni penguin

The macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) is a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Milward Patch

Milward Patch is a large patch of kelp north of the eastern part of Bird Island, off the western tip of South Georgia.

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Molly Hill

Molly Hill is a hill between Evermann Cove and Johnson Cove on western Bird Island, South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

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Morris Point

Morris Point is a point east of Pearson Point on the south side of Bird Island, South Georgia.

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Owen Shoals

Owen Shoals is an area of shoals 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) northwest of the northwest extremity of Bird Island, South Georgia.

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Payne Creek (Antarctica)

Payne Creek is a narrow cove just south of Goldcrest Point along the west side of Bird Island, South Georgia.

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Pinniped

Pinnipeds (pronounced), commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals.

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Pio Point

Pio Point is a point forming the north side of the entrance to Johnson Cove at the west end of Bird Island, South Georgia.

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Research stations in Antarctica

Multiple governments have set up permanent research stations in Antarctica and these bases are widely distributed.

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Roché Peak

Roché Peak is a conspicuous peak rising to, the highest feature on Bird Island, South Georgia.

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Schlieper Bay

Schlieper Bay is a bay 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, entered between Romerof Head and Weddell Point along the south coast of South Georgia.

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC).

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Shoemaker Point

Shoemaker Point is a point 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of Jordan Cove on the south side of Bird Island, South Georgia, just south of Sooty Cove.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Snowy albatross

The snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans), also known as the white-winged albatross, wandering albatross, or goonie, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae; they have a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean.

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Sooty Cove

Sooty Cove is a small cove just north of Shoemaker Point along the south side of Bird Island, South Georgia.

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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. Bird Island, South Georgia and South Georgia are islands of South Georgia.

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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 pintail

The South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica), also misleadingly known as the South Georgian teal, is the nominate subspecies of the yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica), a duck in the dabbling duck subfamily Anatinae.

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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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Southern giant petrel

The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans.

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Southern right whale

The southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena.

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St Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Saint Andrews Bay is a bight 2 miles (3.2 km) wide, indenting the north coast of South Georgia immediately south of Mount Skittle.

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Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego (Spanish for "Land of Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan.

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UN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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UTC−02:00

UTC−02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −02:00.

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See also

Islands of South Georgia

• Albatross Island (South Georgia)
• Annenkov Island
• Bird Island, South Georgia
• Black Rock, South Georgia
• Brøde Island
• Brain Island
• Brutus Island
• Clerke Rocks
• Coal Island, South Georgia
• Cooper Island
• Crescent Island
• Dot Island (South Georgia)
• Grass Island, South Georgia
• Harcourt Island
• Inner Lee Island
• Invisible Island
• Jomfruene
• Kupriyanov Islands
• McCarthy Island (South Georgia)
• McNish Island
• Mollyhawk Island
• Nilsen Island
• Outer Lee Island
• Petrel Island (South Georgia)
• Pickersgill Islands
• Prion Island
• Saddle Island, South Georgia
• Samuel Islands
• Shag Rocks (South Georgia)
• Skrap Skerries
• Skua Island
• South Georgia
• Tanner Island
• Tern Island, South Georgia
• The Guides
• Tussock Island
• Vestfold Island
• Vincent Islands
• Welcome Islands
• Willis Islands

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_Island,_South_Georgia

Also known as Bird Island (South Georgia), Bird Island, South Sandwich Islands, Pearson Point.

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