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South Georgia was reconstituted as South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands in 1985. It remains a British Overseas Territory.
Stephen Venables, mountaineer, explores the glaciers of South Georgia.
Amateur film. Grytviken, South Georgia. Argentinian whaling company stationed there. Shots from whale catcher on way to Leith Harbour. At ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; ships by the shore; remains of avalanche; sea elephants.
Amateur film. Reindeer; penquins with chicks; King penguins; sea elephants; Prins Olaf Haven; flensing platform; harbour scenes; making a football ...
Amateur film. The first film taken by Salvesen of the new floating factory. Leaving South Georgia late September 1928. Shots ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; Garonda Peak; whale catcher; working at Dam; factory; oil storage tanks; view over island; reservoir.
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; large ships in docks; whale catchers; cattle meal warehouse; beach; penquins; barge with guana sacks; motor ...
Amateur film. Iceberg scenes; gunner at gun; looking for whales; trace of whales; reloading gun and coiling rope for the ...
Amateur film. Tanker leaving `Southern Harvester'; arriving Leith Harbour; `Southern Harvester' from the air; whale thrashing; whales alongside `Southern Harvester'. ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; floating dock; pumps; `Southern Harvester'; floating factory; gunner in corvette; pipes for blowing; playing the whale. ...
Amateur film. Islands off South Georgia; floating factory; shifting coal from hatches to `Salvestria', tanker and transport boat `Coronda' in ...
Amateur film. Corvette catcher; man hauled up from whale catcher; tanker; helicopter; football ground; Leith Harbour; tanks.
Amateur film. South Sandwich islands; shots from the `Coronda'; floating factory alongside tanker; whales used as fender; Chinese ship and ...
The development of the Falkland Islands dependencies under British administration; the lives of the men stationed there.
DOCUMENTARY. The first journey of the commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to set up a base camp on the Weddell Sea.
RL.1 NOV. ...
Documentary record of the British Combined Services Expedition to South Georgia, with archive footage of Shackleton's expedition 1914-1917.
Preparation ...
ACTUALITY. A record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-16 Polar expedition.
Rl.1 Sir Ernest Shackleton, in CU and wearing military uniform (65-68); ...
Record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1921.
Documentary which looks at the events on South Georgia after invasion by the Argentinian forces had caused wildlife camera team ...
Duncan Carse revisits South Georgia where he was marooned fifteen years ago. After a freak tidal wave washed away his ...