South Georgia

South Georgia is an island off the southern coast of South America. The island is made up entirely of ice and rock. Amazingly this island is home to a large number of plants and animals. In all it has 26 species of vascular plants and home to numerous penguins, seals, and other mammals. This island was once the scene of one of the worst mammal massacre known in history. Whales were hunted off of the coast of this island which severly decreased their numbers. Today they are making a comeback near South Georgia and other areas. Seeing that this place harbors much life in an artic wasteland, shows how important this island is to the environment. By reducing pollution and greenhouse emissions we can help save places such as South Georgia.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/south-georgia/brower-text/3