Information for Visitors to South Georgia

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INFORMATION)

FOR)VISITORS)TO)

SOUTH)GEORGIA)

2014/15)

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(To!be!read!in!conjunction!with!current!Biosecurity!Protocols!Document)!

©!Government!of!South!Georgia!and!the!South!Sandwich!Islands!2014!

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GSGSSI June 2014

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Introduction!!

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Applications!and!preparations!for!visits!

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Passage!to!South!Georgia!

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Arrival!at!South!Georgia! !

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Shore!and!Port!Facilities! !

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Conduct!ashore!&!management!of!visitors! !

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Wildlife!Protection!Guidelines! !

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Departing!South!Georgia!!

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Annexes!

1.!Tourism!Management!Policy!!!

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2.!Contact!addresses!

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3.!Charts!and!Maps!

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4.!Visit!permit!holder!landing!declaration! !

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5.!Private!vessel!observer!coverage! !

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6.!Fees!and!Charges!

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7.!Prohibited!Areas!Maps!!

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8.!!Official!placeWnames!list!for!approved!visitor!sites!

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SOUTH)GEORGIA)INFORMATION)FOR)VISITORS)2014))

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Introduction)

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South! Georgia! is! a! United! Kingdom! Overseas! Territory.! ! It! is! administered! by! the!

Government! of! South! Georgia! and! the! South! Sandwich! Islands! based! in! the! Office! of! the!

Commissioner! in! Stanley! in! the! Falkland! Islands.! The! Commissioner,! who! is! also! the!

Governor!of!the!Falkland!Islands,!is!appointed!by!the!Queen!and!has!ultimate!responsibility!

for!the!activities!of!the!Government.!!!GSGSSI!staff!include!6!staff!in!the!office!in!Stanley,!

plus! three! Government! Officers! at! King! Edward! Point! (KEP)! on! South! Georgia,! who! are!...