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Resources : British South Atlantic Overseas Territories
This is a page listing various resources dealing with the British South Atlantic overseas territories' history, geography and related topics and subjects. Resources range from website and online article links to lists of recommended non-fiction bibliography.
Saint Helena
Full list of governors and statesmen of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan sa Cunha
Saint Helena Government Official Website
The Saint Helena Virtual Library and Archive
The Island of Saint Helena Post Office and Philatelic Bureau
Saint Helena Info - Includes lots of visual material.
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage - Short documentary on the unique nature and wildlife of Saint Helena, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Saint Helena – plant conservation - Short documentary on conservation efforts focused on the island's highly endemic and frequently endangered species of flora, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation - Short documentary on conservation efforts focused on the island's last surviving endemic bird species, the “wirebird” plover of St. Helena, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Ascension Island
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage - Short documentary on the unique nature and wildlife of Ascension island, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison - Short documentary on the historical settlement of Ascension island and how it was influenced by local natural conditions, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Ascension Island – natives and aliens - Short documentary on the native and introduced flora of Ascension island and its unique ecosystems, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Tristan da Cunha
Resources pertaining to the main island, neighbouring Inaccessible Island and Nightingale Island, and the more distant Gough Island.
Tristan da Cunha Official Website - The main resource for facts and pictures on TDC geography, history, local folklore and economy, tourism and much more.
Tristan Times.com - The official newspaper and news archive of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.
The dialect of Tristan da Cunha
The Annals of Tristan da Cunha (pdf e-book)
Tristan da Cunha - wildlife and heritage - Short documentary on the unique nature and wildlife of Tristan da Cunha and its neighbouring islands, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Life on Tristan da Cunha - the World's Most Remote Inhabited Island - Short documentary on the history and society of the island and its neighbouring islands, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island - Short documentary on the unique nature, wildlife and environmental issues of the Tristan archipelago's distant part, Gough Island, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
Tristan da Cunha 1961 volcanic erruption - Period documentary on the situation and research during and after the erruption in 1961, when the locals were temporarily evacuated.
Bibliography
Three Years in Tristan da Cunha - An early 20th century account on life on Tristan by Katherine Mary Barrow, who lived on the island for three years. Available for free at Project Gutenberg.
A Short Guide to Tristan da Cunha, James Glass and Anne Green, Tristan Chief Islanders, 2005, Whitby Press, 2005, 12 pages
Field Guides to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island, ed. Peter Ryan, RSPB Publication, 2007, 168 pages
Gough Island: A Natural History, Christine Hanel, Steven Chown and Kevin Gaston, Sun Press, 2005, 169 pages
Tristan da Cunha: History, People, Language by Daniel Schreier and Karen Lavarello-Schreier, Battlebridge, 2003, 88 pages
Rockhopper Copper: The Life and Times of the People of the Most Remote Inhabited Island on Earth, Conrad Glass MBE, Tristan Police Officer, Polperro Heritage Press, 2005, 176 pages
Recipes from Tristan da Cunha by Dawn Repetto, Tristan Tourism Co-ordinator, Tristan Books, 2010, 32 pages
Corporal Glass's Island: The Story of Tristan da Cunha, Nancy Hosegood, 1966, Farrar, Straus, Giroux Publishing, 1966, 192 pages
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Though the islands are distinct, they are near enough each other to be counted as one administrative area. Until 1985, the territory was administratively part of the Falkland Islands.
Full list of governors and statesmen of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia - wildlife and heritage - Short documentary on the unique nature and wildlife of South Georgia, courtesy of Redfern Natural History Productions.
See Also
British South Atlantic overseas territories
British South Atlantic Overseas Territories Timelines and Scenarios
British South Atlantic Overseas Territories Points of Divergence
The Falklands - Another, but larger and separately administered British overseas territory in the South Atlantic.