King Edward Point Diary – June 2009
The month started with a team expedition up to the repeater. The repeater is used to maintain VHF contact with field parties and the boats within the area that cannot […]
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King Edward Point Diary – May 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – May 2009Winter arrived in earnest at KEP in May with some good dumps of snow and also lots of nice cold clear days so on our days off we were able […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2009And finally… the April diary entry for KEP. As Luke in March gave you the most comprehensive and poetic description of South Georgia’s wildlife, ecosystems and sporting glory, I shall […]
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – March 2009March of the Penguins. And March they did indeed, to their deathbeds of moulted feathers blowing away in the wind with their last breath. Shaggy coats of half-moulted feathers, worn […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2009February has been a wonderful month at King Edward Point. It’s a great time to get out and about, up a peak, fossick on a beach or sit and watch […]
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – January 2009January, the month just flew by down here at KEP, with a lot happening on base that kept the entire team busy and on our toes. The year 2009 got […]
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King Edward Point Diary – October 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – October 2008With a whirlwind of events one after the other, October seemed to be over as soon as it began, the weather changed from winter to spring, and in one day […]
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King Edward Point Diary – August 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – August 2008The winter sun has begun to appear from behind the hovering face of Duce just behind the base here at KEP. The sun shine will spread across the base now […]
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King Edward Point Diary – June 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – June 2008Here we are just after the mid-winter break! Days start getting longer etc!! It has been quite busy. We have a 5-metre rib out of action at the moment due […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2008South Georgia is well known nowadays for its wildlife but it once supported a massive and destructive whaling industry and in it’s heyday, 1925-26, nearly 8000 whales were processed, with […]
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – March 2008When we signed our contracts with the British Antarctic Survey, it was with the understanding that we would be working and living on South Georgia for two years for scientists […]
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King Edward Point Diary – February 2008
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – February 2008The BAS team at King Edward Point consists of nine people. The Base Commander, Doctor, three Scientists, a Generator Mechanic, and Electrical Technician and two Boatmen. Our main accommodation block, […]