South George - subantarctic island in the South Atlantic. Travel there - an option for those who want to know more fully the unique fauna of the Antarctic, as well as visit historic sites associated with the legendary era of Antarctic research.
Stunning landscapes, nesting albatrosses - wandering, black-browed, svetlospinnyh smoky, gray. Penguins: the king, macaroni, Gent. Historic Sites: grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton, a museum in Grytviken, and rookeries of sea lions, elephant seals and 15 species of whales and dolphins, more than 160 native species of flowering plants Falklands, 14 of them - are endemic. On the islands inhabited by many unique insects, including a rare butterfly - Queen of the Falklands Fritillary butterfly, 200 species of birds, 60 of them - breeding. Two endemic bird species-Troglodytes cobb and Falkland flightless steamer duck - not found anywhere else in the world!
Because of the diversity of wildlife of the island of South Georgi called the “Galapagos“ in Antarctica. The archipelago measuring 180 by 30 kilometers nest about sixty million seabirds thirty species. Every summer at the shore out to breed two million three hundred thousand seals and elephant seals. Islands of South George is also a haven for numerous colonies of king penguins.