South Georgia Island, isolated in the southern Atlantic Ocean, is an unforgiving place, but it's been a holy grail for large seabird colonies, as well as famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

South Georgia Island: A Wilderness Replenished A determined effort brings seals, fish and penguins back to South Georgia Island, near Antarctica By Matt Ridley Feb. 5, 2016 11:14 am ET Share ...

[ MUSIC PLAYING ] Wolfe: SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND IS BITTERLY COLD, WILD, INHOSPITABLE, AND YET, IT HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS OF WILDLIFE FOUND ANYWHERE. AND IT IS MY FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH.

Alastair Fothergill, producer of The Living Edens: South Georgia Island, and his veteran Antarctic team sailed on the yacht Golden Fleece, navigated by owners Jerome and Sally Poncet.

Wildlife aside, weather is South Georgia’s biggest factor. Sudden, powerful offshore winds descend from the island’s 9,000-foot peaks, the south coast bears the brunt of the Southern Ocean’s ...

An iceberg seen on NASA’s Aqua satellite, known as A23a, center, is visible as it heads toward South Georgia Island, top, on Jan. 15, 2025, off the coast of Antarctica. (NASA Worldview via AP) ...

While A68a has followed the path of other broken-off icebergs, its sheer size allowed it to survive longer than most, which traditionally break apart in warmer waters before reaching South Georgia.

Inside the record-breaking, 13-day sea kayak circumnavigation of South Georgia Island with a hardy four-man crew of Aussies, average age: 52.

Unique wildlife on South Georgia Island could be at risk if the iceberg, which broke off Antarctica in 2017, grounds itself just offshore.