The island of South Georgia is not located on the coast of Georgia but is technically located south of Georgia. The island is located more near Antarctica rather than Georgia though. This ambiguous island has a strange feel to travelers. On the southern side of the island is tropical and on the nothern side is cold. Recently, tow explorers took a tour of the island. They took the exact route that an explorer, Ernest Shackleton, took where his ship was crushed by a pack ice and survived with only a third of his shipmates left. The explorers found 110 mph winds which comes with the low -pressure winds as we studied this year. The island has been visited by many hunters, where in the 1800s the Antarctic fur seal and the southern elephant seal were hunted to the verge of extinction. The island does have many arctic animals now such as penguins and seals. A lot of the animals are dependent on sea ice and due to global warming animals are loosing habitats. This island is a diverse part of the world that not many people know about. It houses many environmental wonders and diversity.
Lexie Redd
I read this article as well and want to learn more about the area. South georgia would be a place that i would want to possibly start post-college environmental studies. I would want to learn mnore about the interesting climate and possibly study the movement and comeback of the seals, i love seals.
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