“The inner parts of the country were not less savage and horrible. The wild rocks raised their
“The inner parts of the country were not less savage and horrible. The wild rocks raised their lofty summits, till they were lost in the clouds, and the valleys lay covered with everlasting snow. Not a tree was to be seen, nor a shrub even big enough to make a toothpick.” - Captain James Cook Description of South Georgia Island landing 17th January 1775 -- source link
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