South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Map

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Location of South Georgia
and the South Sandwich Islands

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Historical and modern settlements of South Georgia Island

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Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom claimed by Argentina. They are in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The territory was started in 1985, before that it was classed as part of the Falkland Islands. The islands do not have a native population, but in 2006 they had around 20 people on the islands. Most of these people were scientists who are at Bird Island, museum staff at Grytviken and the British Government Officers.

South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands Media

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  The United Kingdom's national anthem "God Save the King", performed by the U.S. Navy Band instrumentally circa the early 2000s.

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  Richard William Seale's map of 1744, showing Roche Island and noting its discovery in 1675

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  Norwegian Anglican Church at Grytviken, formerly the Norwegian Lutheran Church

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  South Georgia, photographed by Frank Hurley during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

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  South Georgia passport entry stamp, issued at the Post Office in Grytviken 1984

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  Contains South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands territory and bathymetric data from OpenTopography.

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  Grytviken at South Georgia

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  Closeup map of the South Sandwich Islands