Introduction
On 17 January 1775 Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay, South Georgia and claimed it for Great Britain. This is known as Possession Day and is marked by a ceremony at Government House, Stanley each year.
On 21 July 1908 Royal Letters Patent consolidated British claims in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, including South Georgia, as Dependencies of the Falkland Islands.
Most records held relate to South Georgia. They concern whaling and sealing activity, the issue of licenses, and the civil administration established at King Edward Point in 1912.
For the South Georgia Shipping Register see ONLINE COLLECTIONS - SHIPPING - SHIPPING REGISTERS.
The following are miscellaneious files that do not have their own separate page.
World War II
SGA-WW2-1-3 Question of installing some form of fixed defence in South Georgia.pdf7.56 MB
SGA-WW2-1-6 South Georgia. 1. Norwegian Detachment. 2. Defences.pdf4.04 MB
SGA-WW2-1-7 Report on visit of Colonel C D Allderidge Officer Commanding Troops to South Georgia.pdf448.47 KB
SGA-WW2-1-9 South Georgia. Norwegian Detachment complaints individual.pdf198.81 KB
Maps and Plans
South Georgia.pdf14.92 MB
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