South Orkney Islands

Everson, I. (1970). The population dynamics and energy budget of Notothenia neglecta of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Bulletin of the British Antarctic Survey 23,25-50. 

Gilbert, N. S., Microphytobenthic seasonably in near-shore marine sediments at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 33, 89, 1991. 

Argentina has a long history in Antarctica which dates back to 1904, when the first permanent scientific observatory on the South Orkney Islands was established (20). Six permanent stations have been maintained by Argentina over recent years as well as field camps during the austral summers when all activities are noticeably... 

Fig. 1.2 James Weddell (1787-1834) and Matthew Brisbane were hunting seals in the South Shetland and South Orkney Islands in 1823 when they turned their ships south and sailed into a large embayment in the land mass of Antarctica now known as the Weddell Sea. They reached a point even farther south than Captain Cook when they decided to turn back. They were fortunate to have penetrated this far into the Weddell Sea and to have escaped unhurt because the pack ice in the Weddell Sea is notorious for trapping ships (Photo by the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, used here with permission)...

Variation in the loops of two Recent species of Liotbyrella (Brachiopoda Terebratuloidea) from New Zealand and South Orkney Islands... 

Specimens of Liothyrella neozelanica Thomson, 1918 (Fig. 7.2) were collected from depths of 5-25 m from the rock walls of Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand (45°21 S, 167°03 E) by SCUBA. Specimens were originally frozen or preserved in alcohol. The related species, Liothyrella uva (Broderip, 1833) (Fig. 7.3) was collected by SCUBA divers from 5 to 25 m at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica (60°43 S, 45°36 W). Dried specimens were provided for the study. All specimens are held in the collections of the Department of Geology, University of Otago. 

Figure 7.1 Locality map for populations of Liothyrella neozelanica from Doubtful Sound, New Zealand, and L uva from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands.

Figure 7.3 Loop variation in Liothyrella uva (Broderip) Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Specimens arranged in order of increasing valve length from 27.3 to 55.8 mm. All figures X2. 

Fogg, G.E. (1967) Observations on snow algae of South Orkney Islands. Philos. 

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