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For #WorldOrcaDay, SGHT Director SG, Deirdre Mitchell, recalls: "On one particular day, I was lucky enough to join the Hunger Humpbacks team ... we spotted this pod of Orcas! I've never seen them around the island before so it was really wonderful to encounter them so close up!"

SGHT Director South Georgia, Deirdre Mitchell: "As we neared the summit, we were treated the most spectacular sunrise I’ve ever seen! It’s a moment I’ll never forget, and I hope all those currently celebrating down South have special days. Happy Mid-Winter!" 📷 Deirdre Mitchell

On #WorldAlbatrossDay, we recognise the successful initiatives like eradicating invasive rats have directly improved the survival rates of nesting albatross chicks. 📷 Tony Martin, Wandering Albatrosses #Birdwatching #SouthGeorgia #WildlifePhotography #EndangeredSpecies

QUEST FOUND. Big thanks to @JohnGGeiger and @RCGS_SGRC for the opportunity to join the search this week canadiangeographic.ca/articles/wreck… @AntarcticHT @RMGreenwich @DulwichCollege @rowett_abdn @SouthGeorgiaHT @WeAreShackleton

In the library in the whalers’ church at Grytviken, we have discovered interesting items as bookmarks, one favourite is magazine clipping of a young lady posing in a fancy coat and hat from a Norwegian magazine Read more: sgmuseum.gs/news/the-whale… #Whalers #Library #SouthGeorgia

#Grytviken church was erected in 1913 and was always maintained and used. Today it is well maintained by the GSGSSI building team, & cleaned and cared for by the #SouthGeorgiaMuseum team. sgmuseum.gs/grytviken-inte… #SouthGeorgia #AntarcticHistory #SocialHistory #OneTeam @GovSGSSI

King Penguins hold flippers when they are courting. A #Penguin partner will approach a potential mate & take its flipper in theirs. If it is a match, both #penguins then bray in unison as part of the courtship. SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgia #SGHT #AprilFools #AprilFool

The South Georgia's Cemeteries website is now hosted as part of the #SouthGeorgiaMuseum website. It records all the known graves on SG with photos ++. cems.sgmuseum.gs #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgia #SocialHistory #HistoricGraves #whaling #IslandLife #SGHT @GovSGSSI

Penguins and albatrosses are amongst the animals to have tested positive for #AvianFlu on #SouthGeorgia. Samples from #GentooPenguin & #KingPenguin colonies confirmed the presence of HPAI. sght.org/news/avian-inf… #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SGHT #WanderingAlbatross #Penguin

Stunning, but makes #whale spotting difficult! #HungryHumpback's drone used to measure #BlueWhale. Photos show size of berg + super shots when the HH team could not be on the water. sght.org/whale-story-pr… #SGHT #FOSGI #SouthGeorgia @basnews @hungryhumpbacks @GovSGSSI

The South Georgia Pipit has made a remarkable recovery after the #SGHT #FOSGI Habitat Restoration Project to eradicate rats & mice from #SouthGeorgia. Bird sighting data shows recovery - read February newsletter at conta.cc/3OJ9yyE #wildlife #conservation @GovSGSSI

#FurSeal puppies stop play! All the fun and #SouthGeorgiaMuseum news in the January blog from the SG Museum team: sgmuseum.gs/news/january-2… #SouthGeorgiaIsland #SouthGeorgiaMuseum #remotemuseum #museum #history #Grytviken #wildlife #seal #SouthGeorgiaHeritageTrust #SGHT @GovSGSSI

Celebrating 150th anniversary of the birth of Ernest #Shackleton. Born 15 February 1874. Led 3 expeditions to #Antarctica. #Endurance & #Quest expeditions strongly linked to #SouthGeorgia. sght.org/sir-ernest-sha… #Shackleton150 #AntarcticExploration #SGHT @GovSGSSI

"A huge number of Humpback Whales" is how #SGHT supported student Henry Slessor described an encounter off Right Whale Rocks, enabling the @HungryHumpback research team to do "…lots of great science”. @HungryHumpbacks research supported by #SGHT #FOSGI @basnews @GovSGSSI

#Shackleton died on #Quest today 1922. SG Museum Collection is home to several objects relating to his death. Find out more in #SouthGeorgiaMuseum online #exhibition: sgmuseum.gs/death-of-shack… #SouthGeorgiaIsland #Grytviken @GovSGSSI

Sincere tx to #ShipToShoreTraveler for #SGHT #SouthGeorgiaMuseum team outdoor #Patagonia gear. STST are a regular and generous supporter for o#SGHT #FOSGI conservation work in #SouthGeorgia. Tx also to #AlbatrosAdventures and @Quark Expeditions for getting the kit down to SG.

#PolarMedal awarded to Reginald James, physicist on #Shackleton’s #Endurance Expedition, donated to #SouthGeorgiaMuseum. Tx to #SwanHellenic for assistance to get it to SG. Story in full: sght.org/news/endurance… #SGHT @GovSGSSI @swanhellenic @swanhelleniccruises

Epic journey to work & how to start up a museum after a sub-Antarctic winter hibernation - October blog from the team at the #SouthGeorgiaMuseum. sgmuseum.gs/news/any-journ… #SouthGeorgiaIsland #remotemuseum #museum #history #Grytviken #blog @GovSGSSI

Henry Slessor is being supported through his PhD by #SGHT & #FOSGI supporters. He'll be working on the #BAS #HungryHumpbacks project in #SouthGeorgia. They'll study the whales foraging patterns, migration routes, and populations. Find out more: sght.org/whale-story-pr…

SG #Museum 2023: Bodil Malmose is Danish & lived in Iceland. Loves exploring, camping & hiking. Recently finished archaeology degree & loves museums and archaeology. In #SouthGeorgia excited to combine passion for heritage & the outdoors and to learn more about SG. @GovSGSSI