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The 50th anniversary of the Gough Island scientific survey, 1955–1956

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2006

Martin W. Holdgate
Martin W. Holdgate
Affiliation:
Fell Beck, Hartley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria CA17 4JH
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Abstract

The Gough Island scientific survey (GISS) of 1955–1956 contributed greatly to knowledge of the natural history of that remote island in the south Atlantic. This note commemorates the expedition and provides information concerning it and its achievements. An outline is also given concerning the research that has since been undertaken on the island.

Type
Note
Information
Polar Record , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 365 - 368
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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