25 Interesting South Georgia Facts and Tips to Inspire Your Visit

1. South Georgia is not part of Antarctica. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a chain of sub-Antarctic islands in the Southern Ocean. They are located more than 2,000km

南桑威奇群岛

南桑威奇群岛（英文：South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands,缩写：SGSSI）,南大西洋南部的火山岛屿群,英属福克兰群岛的一部分。在南纬56°18′-59°30′、西经26°-28°30′之间,威德尔海北面。距离南极大陆最近处

Argentina''s Claim to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Argentina did not protest about British sovereignty over South Georgia until 1927 and the South Sandwich Islands until 1938. (Antarctic Case, United Kingdom/Argentina Order, 16 March

Getting Married – Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Civil marriages are solemnised on South Georgia by a Registrar appointed by the Commissioner for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. Our Government Officers are appointed as Registrars. The Government is not able to provide a religious service as there are no ministers of religion on location in South Georgia.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Visitor Policy & Risk Awareness – Government of South Georgia

The aim of Government is to manage tourism in a manner that has minimum impact on the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) environment but optimises the income to the Territory and contributes to the overall regional management of commercial tourism. In the region of 15,000 people visit South Georgia annually.

Obituaries

Of his next appointment Sir Rex Hunt said he had the longest title and one of the biggest areas of the Commonwealth to administer, as "Governor of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Shetland Islands, British High Commissioner for the Antarctic Territories and Commander in Chief of the British Forces, Falkland Islands." He

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a collection of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous. At higher elevations, the islands are permanently covered with ice and snow. The South Georgia Group lies about 1,390 kilometres (860 mi; 750 nmi) east-

The South Georgia and South Sandwich Island marine protected

The inset shows the position of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands MPA relative to South America, the Antarctic continent and the Polar Front (dashed line). (version 10.1 [

Ecosystems In Recovery – Whales – Government of South Georgia

Today the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands are delighted to announce the release of a new stamp set to celebrate the recovering ecosystem of the Territory and in particular whales. The waters around South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands are safeguarded through a 1.24 million square kilometre Marine Protected Area

Bathymetry and Geological Setting of the South Sandwich

The map covers the area of the South Sandwich subduction system situated in the East Scotia Sea (Fig. 1), in the South Atlantic, between ca. 55.1° and 61.9° S, and 24° and 32° W.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia lies in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1390 km south by east of the Falkland Islands, in 54-55°S, 36-38°W has a land area of 3756 km 2, including satellite islands, but