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he flew the flag and named the bay 'Possession Bay'. Besides the first landing, Cook also made the first survey and mapping of South Georgia. However he was somewhat discouraged by the thick ice ...
South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
The stamp issue commemorates Possession itself and the start of South Georgia’s 250-year journey from obscurity to the modern age. On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed ...
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