South Georgia Magnetic Observatory

• Main Authors: Harris, T., Flower, S., Swan, A., Turbitt, C., Clarke, E., Bishop, N., Shanahan, T., Reay, S., Baillie, O., Macmillan, S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Antarctic; King Edward Point; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15367/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15367/1/Harris_etal_IUGG2011_SouthGeorgia.pdf; http://www.iugg2011.com/

The British Geological Survey (BGS) operates seven geomagnetic observatories, four of which are overseas. Prior to the 1982 Falklands conflict, a magnetic observatory at King Edward Point, South Georgia was operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). During the occupation of South Georgia, the o...