The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean

The ever-increasing amount of marine debris in the Southern Ocean gives cause for concern, but the subject is little studied. I surveyed beaches on Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible, Gough, and the Prince Edward Islands, in the African sector of the Southern Ocean, for stranded artefacts during 1984. T...

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Published in:Environmental Conservation
Main Author: Ryan, Peter G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1987
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0376892900016854 2026-03-29T14:54:23+00:00 The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean Ryan, Peter G. 1987 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900016854 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0376892900016854 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Environmental Conservation volume 14, issue 4, page 341-346 ISSN 0376-8929 1469-4387 journal-article 1987 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900016854 2026-03-03T01:16:46Z The ever-increasing amount of marine debris in the Southern Ocean gives cause for concern, but the subject is little studied. I surveyed beaches on Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible, Gough, and the Prince Edward Islands, in the African sector of the Southern Ocean, for stranded artefacts during 1984. The types of debris, their origin, and probable fate, were recorded and are reported in this paper. Article in Journal/Newspaper Prince Edward Islands Southern Ocean Unknown Gough ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) Southern Ocean Tristan ENVELOPE(140.900,140.900,-66.735,-66.735) Environmental Conservation 14 4 341 346
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title The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean
title_full The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean
title_fullStr The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean
title_full_unstemmed The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean
title_short The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean
title_sort origin and fate of artefacts stranded on islands in the african sector of the southern ocean
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