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The Drake Passage separates South America from Antarctica. These waters are stormy, and, in the days of sail, dangerous to navigate.

 

The Falklands are a sparsely settled British Protectorate, where the main industry is Sheep farming. Argentina invaded the Falklands and South Georgia in 1983.

 

South Georgia once had a dozen settlements servicing whaling ships. Grytviken continues to have a handful of permanent residents, servicing visiting scientists and tourists.

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Uploaded on February 14, 2009
Taken on February 14, 2009