EndangeredGrey-headed Albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma
It complements the protection of South Georgia with the largest Antarctic fur seal population in the world, recovered from a mere handful of survivors in 1900
Area
3,900 km²
Designated in
2012
Region
Subantarctic (South Atlantic)
Plan your visit
Extended in 2012 within the South Georgia nature reserve, this protected strip supports the largest Antarctic fur seal population in the world, which had fallen to barely a handful of survivors by 1900 after the intensive commercial sealing of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and today passes four million animals on the island, one of the greatest recoveries of a marine mammal species documented on the planet.
1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
Threatened:,,,,,
Where can I dive near here?
4 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Same country: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Same country: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Based on what we already know about this park.
Same country: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands