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was issued in iXijo.' v^ince that date Sniith Georgia ha^ 
l)ccn \isitcd li\' two ini])()rtant Antarctic cx])cditi(nis, nanicl\ 
llic v^w'cdisli c.\]ic(liti(in of ii)0_'-i()U4, and the ( '.erniai 
( Filchner ) e.\pe<hti(in of niiJ, through hdth of winch mu 
knowledge nf the island has heen greatly extended. Aniont. 
recent authorities who ha\e worked either independently or a- 
inenihers of the staffs of expediti'ins. are the following: Xor- 
denskiold, i')()^. ileini, i()iJ, l-'ergUM m. Tx rrell, ( nx-gorw iwU 
( nuneraloi;\ , geologx ) ; Mossnian. ii)()w-iwi4 ( nieleorolog\- ) : 
Skottsherg,' i<')0-'- i<)i -', I'ardot. KjoS (hotany); X'errill, iSw5, 
I.iinnherg. !<)()(>, Szielasko. \nnj. Wahlgren. Mjoherg, ii)()f>. 
Enderlein, kr)')- iwi -'. v'-^ar^. \i}On, Michaelsen, i<)()l)-im()7 
cluing. D,e De 
