The Elephant Seal industry at South Georgia

South Georgia, one of the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands, lies in the South Atlantic Ocean between lats. 53° 50′ and 55° S. and longs. 35° 50′ and 38°15' W. The island is about 120 miles long from north-west to south-east and its greatest breadth is under thirty miles: it is heavily glaci...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Laws, R. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1953
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Elephant Seal
Polar Record
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400048154
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400048154
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Summary:South Georgia, one of the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands, lies in the South Atlantic Ocean between lats. 53° 50′ and 55° S. and longs. 35° 50′ and 38°15' W. The island is about 120 miles long from north-west to south-east and its greatest breadth is under thirty miles: it is heavily glacierized with an indented coastline and a backbone of high mountains rising to over 9000 ft.

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