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	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
		South Georgia and its associated islands, which consist of the island of South Georgia Island, which is by far the largest island in the territory, the islands that immediately surround the main island of South Georgia and some remote and isolated islets west and east-southeast of the main island of South Georgia Island.
		There is no native population on any of the islands, and the only inhabitants are the British military garrison and scientists from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain a base at the capital, Grytviken.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (1686 words)

	StampTraders.com -- Falkland Islands Stamps Gallary - Queen Elizabeth II PArt 1
		Under their 1985 constitution, South Georgia, which has a small military garrison, and the uninhabited South Sandwich Islands ceased to be dependencies of the Falklands.
		The mountains, the tail of the Andes chain, are connected to South America by a submarine ridge (the Scotia Arc), which includes the active volcanoes of the South Sandwich Islands.
		South Georgia is extremely mountainous, and over half the island is permanently covered by snow or ice.
	www.stamptraders.com /falkland/Gallary5.html (1686 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Wikitravel
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are two groups of sub-antarctic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean east of the southern tip of South America, north of Antarctica.
		The islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom that are administered from the Falkland Islands but are also claimed by Argentina.
		While Argentina maintains a formal claim to the islands (much like the Falklands), the British military presence came to an end in March 2001.
	wikitravel.org /en/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (607 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		A small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 and was replaced by a permanent group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey.
		Infoplease Atlas: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		The islands are located in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America, approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands, from which they are administered.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108107.html (134 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		A small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 and was replaced by a permanent group of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey.
		In addition to South Georgia Island and the nine South Sandwich Islands, the island group includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, and Bird Island.
		The islands are located in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America, approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands, from which they are administered.
	www.factmonster.com /ipa/A0108107.html (134 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The government of the Falkland Islands administers the British dependent territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands.
		Argentine troops seize the associated islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich group (1,000 miles [1,600 km] east of the Falklands) following a short battle in which an Argentine helicopter is forced down and 4 Argentine troops are killed.
		The total population of the islands was estimated at 2100 (in 1991) and 2967 in July 2003.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (3069 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic.
		South Georgia and its associated islands, wich consist of the island of South Georgia Island, which is by far the largest island in the territory, the islands that immediately surround the main island of South Georgia and some remote and isolated islets west and east-southeast of the main island of South Georgia Island.
		The southern eight islands were discovered by James Cook in 1775.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (1693 words)

	AllRefer.com - World Maps Country Maps Ocean Maps Islands Maps
		• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
	reference.allrefer.com /world/facts/maps.html (135 words)

	Falkland Islands
		and from 1985 also Commissioners for South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)
		1763 French name the islands the Îles Malouines.
		1766 British settlement on West Falkland (Port Egmont).
	www.worldstatesmen.org /Falklands.html (730 words)

	Falkland Islands War of 1982
		The Falkland Islands include the British territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks.
		The next day, Argentine troops seized the islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich group after a short battle in which one Argentine helicopter was downed and 4 Argentine soldiers were killed.
		The Falklands Islands War of 1982 was an undeclared war where Argentina suffered heavy military losses and the military junta was discredited.
	mtmt.essortment.com /falklandsisland_oak.htm (1077 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - Chronology
		Falkland Islands' Dependencies come to an end with the establishment of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as a separate British dependent territory;
		South Orkney Islands discovered by Captain George Powell who claims them for King George IV The United Provinces of Rio de la Plata grant Frenchman Louis Vernet and partners a concession of land on East Falkland, and appoint Captain Pablo Areguati as military commandant of Puerto Soledad
		Argentine sailors land on the island of Morrell in the South Sandwich Islands, claiming they are undertaking scientific research;
	www.falklands.info /history/timeline.html (7344 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - Chronology
		Falkland Islands' Dependencies come to an end with the establishment of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as a separate British dependent territory;
		South Orkney Islands discovered by Captain George Powell who claims them for King George IV The United Provinces of Rio de la Plata grant Frenchman Louis Vernet and partners a concession of land on East Falkland, and appoint Captain Pablo Areguati as military commandant of Puerto Soledad
		Argentine sailors land on the island of Morrell in the South Sandwich Islands, claiming they are undertaking scientific research;
	www.falklands.info /history/timeline.html (7344 words)

	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This conflict is called the Falklands War in English, and 14 June is Liberation Day on the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
		The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic continental shelf consisting of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and a number of smaller islands.
		The most convincing of these claims is the existence of the Falkland Island fox or Warrah, possibly descended from the South American culpeo used as hunting dogs by the Yaghan people of Tierra del Fuego.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falkland_Islands (7344 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - Chronology
		Falkland Islands' Dependencies come to an end with the establishment of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as a separate British dependent territory;
		South Orkney Islands discovered by Captain George Powell who claims them for King George IV The United Provinces of Rio de la Plata grant Frenchman Louis Vernet and partners a concession of land on East Falkland, and appoint Captain Pablo Areguati as military commandant of Puerto Soledad
		Argentina acquires administration of a meterological station in the South Orkney Islands, and claims it as evidence of a transfer of sovereignty throughout all the Falkland Islands Dependencies
	www.falklands.info /history/timeline.html (7344 words)

	Falklands War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, between March and June of 1982.
		The invasion of the populated areas of the Falkland Islands was preceded by the invasion of South Georgia, located 1,390 kilometres east of the Falklands.
		The Argentine loss of the War led to ever-larger protests against the military regime and is credited with giving the final push to drive out the military government of generals who took over in the Dirty War that overthrew Isabel Peron in 1976.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falklands_War (6748 words)

	Falkland Islands Info Portal - Chronology
		Falkland Islands' Dependencies come to an end with the establishment of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as a separate British dependent territory;
		South Orkney Islands discovered by Captain George Powell who claims them for King George IV The United Provinces of Rio de la Plata grant Frenchman Louis Vernet and partners a concession of land on East Falkland, and appoint Captain Pablo Areguati as military commandant of Puerto Soledad
		Argentina acquires administration of a meterological station in the South Orkney Islands, and claims it as evidence of a transfer of sovereignty throughout all the Falkland Islands Dependencies
	www.falklands.info /history/timeline.html (6748 words)

	British Indian Ocean Territory - SFA Software Knowledgebase
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Diego Garcia, the largest and southernmost island, occupies a strategic location in the central Indian Ocean and is the site of a joint military facility between the UK and the United States.
		Most of the islands in the territory have no roads of any sort; Diego Garcia has a short stretch of paved road between the port and airfield; most transport is by bicycle.
	www.sfasoft.com /kb/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory (6748 words)

	Falkland Islands War of 1982
		The Falkland Islands include the British territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks.
		The Falklands Islands War of 1982 was an undeclared war where Argentina suffered heavy military losses and the military junta was discredited.
		There are about 200 smaller islands that together form a total land area of approximately 4,700 square miles.
	mtmt.essortment.com /falklandsisland_oak.htm (6748 words)

	Falkland Islands War of 1982
		The Falkland Islands include the British territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks.
		The Falklands Islands War of 1982 was an undeclared war where Argentina suffered heavy military losses and the military junta was discredited.
		The Falkland Islands are a group of islands 300 miles east of Argentina.
	mtmt.essortment.com /falklandsisland_oak.htm (1077 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
		Image:Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg
		The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited, although Thule Island used to have a permanently manned Argentinian research station from 1976 to 1982 (for details, see paragraph on History above).
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/o/u/South_Georgia_Island_554c.html (1687 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Disputes - international
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands occupied briefly by Argentina in 1982; islands continue to be claimed by Argentina
		islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, claimed by Japan; Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima/Tokdo) disputed with South Korea; Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) claimed by China and Taiwan
		Swaziland continues to press South Africa into ceding ethnic Swazi lands in Kangwane region of KwaZulu-Natal province, that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom
	www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2070.html (2929 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The government of the Falkland Islands administers the British dependent territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands.
		The total population of the islands was estimated at 2100 (in 1991) and 2967 in July 2003.
		Interestingly: recent British governments had often appeared willing to hand over the islands to Argentina if the islanders would consent to the change of sovereignty.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (2929 words)

	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and other British territories in the South Atlantic (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands), encouraged in part by the United Kingdom's reduction in military capacity in the South Atlantic, and as a diversion from poor economic performance at home.
		The Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas, French: Îles Malouines) are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, 300 miles (483 km) from the coast of South America.
		Much of the land is part of the two main islands separated by the Falkland Sound: East Falkland, home to the capital of Stanley and the majority of the population, and West Falkland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falkland_Islands (2307 words)

	The Falklands War (1982) / La Guerra de Las Malvinas (1982)
		The government of the Falkland Islands administers the British dependent territories of South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, and the Shag and Clerke rocks, lying from 700 to 2,000 miles (1,100 to 3,200 km) to the east and southeast of the Falklands.
		The total population of the islands was estimated at 2100 (in 1991) and 2967 in July 2003.
		The Argentine military junta decides to invade the islands.
	www.yendor.com /vanished/falklands-war.html (2307 words)

	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and other British territories in the South Atlantic (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands), encouraged in part by the United Kingdom's reduction in military capacity in the South Atlantic, and as a diversion from poor economic performance at home.
		The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic continental shelf consisting of two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and a number of smaller islands.
		Britain returned to the islands in 1833, removed the remainder of the Argentine settlement, and began to populate the islands with its own citizens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falkland_Islands (2041 words)

	Information UK
		Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands.
		The war in March-April 2003 between a US-led coalition and Iraq, together with the subsequent problems of restoring the economy and the polity, involve a heavy commitment of British military forces.
		At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface.
	www.pictures-europe.com /information-uk.htm (949 words)

	An Introduction to the Falklands War
		The Falklands War was fought between April and June 1982 between Britain and Argentina over a 150 year old dispute about sovereignty over the South Atlantic Islands of East and West Falkland, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
		After the loss of most of their helicopters in an Exocet attack on the container ship Atlantic Conveyor, British forces marched overland to surround the Falklands capital.
		The war's conclusion can also be linked partially to the fall of the Military Junta in Argentina and the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in 1983.
	www.freenetpages.co.uk /hp/cmackenzie/website/falklandintro.htm (949 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bolivia
		Dependencies: Falkland Islands (UK) Â· French Guiana Â· South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) Jump to: navigation, search A country, a land, is a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity, with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and population, who are one anothers countrymen.
		It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west.
		During most of the Spanish colonial period, this territory was called "Upper Peru" or "Charcas" and was under the authority of the Viceroy of Lima.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bolivia (10213 words)

	Southern Thule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This lack of response, plus the British Government's intention to cut back the British military presence in the Antarctic for financial reasons, led the Argentine Government to believe that they could successfully occupy and annex the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, which they attempted in April 1982, sparking the Falklands War.
		Southern Thule is a collection of the three southernmost islands in the South Sandwich Islands:
		After the surrender, Southern Thule was left deserted, but six months later a passing British warship noticed that the Union Jack had been taken down from the flagpole at the deserted base and the flag of Argentina run up in its place.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Southern_Thule (10213 words)

	List of flags by color - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flag of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
		Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
		Flag of the Association of South-East Asian Nations
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_flags_by_color (149 words)

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