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Let's dabble about the name GEORGICA: "The Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is a South American dabbling duck of the genus Anas". I show you WWF MAXIMUM CARDS / MAXICARDS / DORINCARDS from "SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS"

 "The Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is a South American dabbling duck of the genus Anas".

 The nominate and smallest subspecies, the South Georgia Pintail A. g. georgica, is thought to number between 1000 and 1500 pairs, and is found only in South Georgia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-billed_Pintail

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Leo Terram Propriam Protegat"  (Latin) "Let the Lion protect his own land" or "May the Lion protect his own land"
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Region map
Capital		King Edward Point(Grytviken) 54°17′S 36°30′W
Official language(s)		English
Government		British Overseas Territory
-	Monarch	Elizabeth II
-	Commissioner	Nigel Haywood
Area
-	Total	3,903 km2 1,507 sq mi
Population
-	2006 estimate	30
-	Density	0.005/km2 (n/a) 0.013/sq mi
Currency		Pound sterling (GBP)
Time zone		(UTC-2)
Drives on the		left
ISO 3166 code		GS
Internet TLD		.gs

South Georgia glacier and penguin colony

South Georgia Island

Central South Georgia: Cumberland Bay;Thatcher Peninsula with King Edward Cove(Grytviken); Allardyce Range with the summitMt. Paget (NASA imagery)
Map by James Cook (1777, South-up)
Geography
Location	Antarctic
Highest elevation	2,934 m (9,626 ft)
Highest point	Mt Paget
Country
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Demographics
Population	30 (as of 2006)
Ethnic groups	Britons

"South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British overseas territory andoverseas territory of the European Union in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands, known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 167.4 kilometres (104 mi) long and 1.4 to 37 km (0.9 to 23.0 miles) wide^[1] and is by far the largest island in the territory. The South Sandwich Islands lie about 520 kilometres (320 mi) southeast of South Georgia.^[1] The total land area of the territory is 3,903 square kilometres (1,507 sq mi).^[2]

There is no native population on the islands; the present inhabitants are the British Government Officer, Deputy Postmaster, scientists, and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and at the capital, King Edward Point, as well as museum staff at nearby Grytviken."

"Postage stamps

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A large source of income from abroad also comes from the issue of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands postage stamps which are produced in the UK.

A reasonable issue policy (few sets of stamps are issued each year) along with attractive subject matter (especially whales) makes them popular with topical stamp collectors.

There are only four genuine first day cover sets from 16 March 1982 in existence. They were stamped at the South Georgia Post Office; all those in circulation were stamped elsewhere and sent out, but the only genuine ones were kept at the Post Office on South Georgia. These four sets were removed by a member of staff of the British Antarctic Survey in the few moments the Argentinians allowed them to gather their belongings. Everything else was burnt, but these four sets were saved and brought to the UK by Robert Headland, BAS."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands

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In the WWF MAXICARDS above, can YOU see any heart shape?

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I can pretend to see about 4 hearts, overlapped, resembling anatomical hearts (elongated) of chicken, or resembling small jalapeños - 4 dark brown wing feathers, in the lower-left image.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

Guest Heart Thursday #81

Welcome to Guest Heart Thursday -
A place to share YOUR heart!

NAMIBIA WWF MAXICARDS: HARTMANN'S MOUNTAIN ZEBRA ( Equus zebra hartmannae)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartmann%27s_Mountain_Zebra

Republic of Namibia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Unity, Liberty, Justice
Anthem: "Namibia, Land of the Brave"
Capital (and largest city)		Windhoek
Official language(s)		English
Recognised regional languages		German, Rukwangali,Silozi, Setswana,Damara/Nama, Afrikaans,Herero, Oshiwambo

"Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (Afrikaans: Republiek van Namibië, German:Republik Namibia), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community(SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by Bushmen, Damara, andNamaqua, and since about the 14th century AD by immigrating Bantu who came with theBantu expansion. It became a German Imperial protectorate in 1884 and remained a German colony until the end of World War I. In 1920, the League of Nations mandated the country to South Africa, which imposed its laws and, from 1948, its apartheid policy.

In 1966, uprisings and demands by African leaders led the UN to assume direct responsibility over the territory. It recognized the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) as the official representative of the Namibian people in 1973. Namibia, however, remained under South African administration during this time. Following internal violence, South Africa installed an interim administration in Namibia in 1985. Namibia obtained full independence from South Africa in 1990, with the exception of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands, which remained under South African control until 1994.

Namibia has a population of 2.1 million people and a stable multi-party parliamentarydemocracy. Agriculture, herding, tourism and the mining industry – including mining for gem diamonds, uranium, gold, silver, and base metals form the backbone of Namibia's economy. After Mongolia it is the second least densely populated country in the world. Approximately half the population live below the international poverty line, and the nation has suffered heavily from the effects of HIV/AIDS, with 15% of the adult population infected with HIV in 2007."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

O, as in "OUTDOORS, in Namibia".

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