| 1p |
66 |
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus |
|
| 2p |
32 |
South Georgia Shag Leucocarbo georgianus |
|
| 3p |
52 |
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus |
|
| 4p |
67 |
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus |
|
| 5p |
18 |
Cape Petrel Daption capense |
|
| 6p |
20 |
South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus |
|
| 7p |
219 |
South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus |
|
| 8p |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 9p |
18 |
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur |
|
| 10p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 20p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 25p |
17 |
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata |
|
| 50p |
18 |
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus |
|
| 1£ |
17 |
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans |
|
| 3£ |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 2p |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 6p |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 12p |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 20p |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 1993.01 |
10.12.1993 |
Macaroni Penguin |
|
|
| 16p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 34p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 39p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 78p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 1994.01 |
18.02.1994 |
Hong Kong '94 |
|
1993.01 |
| 16p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 34p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 39p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 78p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 1994.02 |
28.09.1994 |
Life in the freezer |
4v set |
|
| 40p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 65p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 1996.01 |
08.11.1996 |
Chinstrap Penguin |
|
|
| 17p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 35p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 40p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 76p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 1997.01 |
20.06.1997 |
Return of Hong Kong to China |
|
1996.01 |
| 76p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
"1997" MS |
| 1998.01 |
16.03.1998 |
Flora and fauna |
6v sheet |
|
| 35p |
66 |
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata |
|
| 35p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 35p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 1998.02 |
28.09.1998 |
Tourism |
4v set |
|
| 35p |
17 |
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans |
|
| 1p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 2p |
18 |
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis |
|
| 5p |
19 |
Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis |
|
| 10p |
219 |
South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus |
|
| 11p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 30p |
18 |
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea |
|
| 35p |
17 |
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris |
|
| 40p |
20 |
South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus |
|
| 50p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 1£ |
17 |
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata |
|
| 3£ |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 5£ |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 1999.02 |
18.12.1999 |
Millennium |
6v set |
|
| 11p |
17 |
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris |
|
| and |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 35p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 2000.01 |
16.10.2000 |
King Penguin |
|
|
| 37p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 37p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 43p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 43p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 2003.01 |
07.01.2003 |
WWF |
wmk upright |
|
| 40p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 45p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 45p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 70p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 2003.02 |
07.01.2003 |
WWF |
Sheet with 4 sets, wmk sideways |
2003.01 |
| 40p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 45p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 45p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 70p |
17 |
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma |
|
| 2004.01 |
06.02.2004 |
Aspects of South Georgia |
16v sheet |
|
| 40p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 40p |
15 |
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus |
|
| 2004.02 |
03.11.2004 |
Juvenile fauna definitives |
12v set |
|
| 1p |
67 |
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus |
|
| 3p |
18 |
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata |
|
| 10p |
15 |
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua |
|
| 50p |
14 |
Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica |
|
| 75p |
17 |
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata |
|
| 2£ |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 5£ |
17 |
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans |
|
| 2005.01 |
26.09.2005 |
Duncan Carse |
4v set |
|
| 1£ |
15 |
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua |
|
| 2005.02 |
01.11.2005 |
Penguins |
|
|
| 45p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 45p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 45p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 45p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 45p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 45p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 2006.01 |
18.10.2006 |
BirdLife International |
|
|
| 24p |
17 |
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris |
|
| 45p |
18 |
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus |
|
| 50p |
18 |
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis |
|
| 75p |
17 |
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans |
|
| 2006.02 |
18.10.2006 |
BirdLife International |
Sheet |
2006.01 |
| 1£ |
17 |
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris |
|
| 1£ |
18 |
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis |
|
| 2008.01 |
25.01.2008 |
International polar year |
4v set |
|
| 50p |
15 |
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus |
|
| 2008.02 |
01.05.2008 |
Fisheries |
4v set |
|
| 1.05£ |
17 |
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans |
|
| 55p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 55p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 65p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 90p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 2008.04 |
10.07.2008 |
WWF |
Sheet with 4 sets |
2008.03 |
| 55p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 55p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 65p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 90p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 2008.05 |
10.07.2008 |
WWF |
Sheet |
2008.03 |
| 55p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 55p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 65p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
| 90p |
15 |
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus |
|
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Location: Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America;
includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands
Population: no indigenous inhabitants
Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Terrain: most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
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