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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.
		South Georgia is situated in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 1390 km east-southeast of the Falkland Islands, in 54-55°S, 36-38°W. It has a land area of 3756 km², including satellite islands, but excluding the South Sandwich Islands which form a separate island group.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2049 words)

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		The South Georgia block is believed to have formed part of the Pacific margin of Gondwana, and the rocks typify the various stages in the evolution of an active plate margin and marine basin.
		The igneous rocks in the south and west are remnants of the ancient volcanic arc.
		Rock debris produced by very active rock weathering is also found as moraines on the surface of, and at the termini of the island's glaciers and as rockfalls and screes on mountain slopes.
	www.sgisland.org /pages/environ/g_start.htm (1515 words)

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		Usually the limit of the winter pack-ice is to the south of South Georgia, although occasionally it reaches as far north as the island.
		Icebergs in the vicinity of South Georgia may be derived from glaciers on the island, or from the glaciers and ice shelves of the Antarctic continent.
		For example, a large tabular iceberg that passed close by South Georgia in 1978 was 65 by 35 km, almost half the size of the island.
	www.sgisland.org /pages/environ/o_start.htm (686 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Scotia Sea Islands tundra (AN1103)
		The South Sandwich Islands (57º S 27º W) are twelve main volcanic islands and several islets located 470 km south of South Georgia and 1,300 km north of the Antarctic coast.
		South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are protected under the 1975 Falklands Islands Dependencies Conservation Ordinance (Procter et al.
		A 1988-89 study at Bird Island, South Georgia, reported 208 sightings of entanglement, extrapolated to an average of 5,000-10,000 fur seals entangled for the whole of the South Georgia population (SCS 2001).
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/an/an1103_full.html (2042 words)

	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.
		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.
		Atlas: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Facts on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108107.html (232 words)

	Understanding CCAMLR's Approach to Management
		South Georgia icefish is found off islands of the Scotia Arc and the northern part of the Antarctic Peninsula down to 475 m.
		The fishery for this species was closed in 1989 after it became evident that the stocks at South Georgia and off the South Orkney Islands were depleted.
		The stock at South Georgia appears to have partly recovered from exploitation in the late 1970s–early 1980s.
	www.ccamlr.org /pu/e/e_pubs/am/p8.htm (1623 words)

	South Georgia and Sandwich Islands
		Area: Total: 3,903 sq km; note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands, water: 0 sq km, land: 3,903 sq km.
		Terrain: Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes.
		People: Population: No indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited.
	paulnoll.com /Locations/visiting-South-Georgia-Sandwich-Islands.html (441 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Map - Geography
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Map - Geography
		Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
		most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
	www.exxun.com /SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/b_mp.html (437 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The World Factbook. 2003
		The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908, except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them.
		The islands have large bird and seal populations, and, recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 NM to 200 NM around each island.
		note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
	www.bartleby.com /151/sx.html (621 words)

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	North Scotia Ridge Overflow Project
		The North Scotia Ridge (NSR), between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, is traversed by much of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC).
		It is thought that the SAF passes through a 1700 m gap at 55°W, and that the PF crosses the NSR near Shag Rocks Passage (53°S 48°W).
		Shag Rocks Passage, at approximately 3000 m, is by far the deepest.
	www.mth.uea.ac.uk /ocean/srp/afi3.html (1015 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		CIA - The World Factbook -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station.
		note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2006 est.)
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/sx.html (582 words)

	UTARC Southern Ocean Quiz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The ``Shag Rocks'' are located due north of the South Orkneys and due west of South Georgia.
		To which DXCC entity do they belong: South Georgia, South Orkney Is., South Shetland Is., South Sandwich Is., or they are their own DXCC entity?
		An island in the Southern Ocean recently saw ham radio activity from a single ham who was on the island to be a medical officer for an Antarctic research team.
	n5xu.ae.utexas.edu /news/jan2002/node5.html (339 words)

	Elqui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Elqui was involved in landing legal toothfish in South Africa in 1996, and has discharged toothfish in Mauritius since 1998.
		After her arrest in March 2005 for illegal fishing for toothfish in South Georgia, she was forfeited to the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) and the decision was made to sink the ship to prevent her being used for poaching in future
		She was scuttled at Shag Rocks, south of Lively Island
	www.colto.org /Vessels/vess_Elqui.htm (466 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Profile
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Profile
		Quickly find facts and figures for 192 countries with the world almanac tool.
		note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2004 est.)
	www.aneki.com /profiles/sx.html (591 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic
		National capital: none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison
		Military-note: defense is the responsibility of the UK @South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:Transnational Issues
	www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in /reference/general/Cia/223.html (322 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2002 est.)
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands occupied briefly by Argentina in 1982; islands continue to be claimed by Argentina
	www.bondtalk.com /factbook2002/geos/sx.html (594 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Natural hazards: the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
		Dependency status: dependent territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from London by a civil commissioner who is also the governor of the Falkland Islands; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
		National capital: none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
	www.cultureconnect.com /facts/sx.htm (356 words)

	CIA -- The World Factbook -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands.
		The islands have large bird and seal populations and, recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 miles to 200 miles around each island.
		note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2001 est.)
	www.bondtalk.com /factbook2001/geos/sx.html (486 words)

	Reduction in muscle fibre number during the adaptive radiation of notothenioid fishes: a phylogenetic perspective -- ...
		Rocks, South Georgia from the 2000-2001 `Groundfish Survey'
		The colours on the right-hand side show the geographical zone of capture for each species: Beagle Channel (green), Shag Rocks, South Georgia (light blue) and Antarctic Peninsula (dark blue).
		Grahamstown, South Africa: J. Smith Institute of Ichthyology.
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/206/15/2595 (6805 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Current issues: NA Natural hazards: the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
		No indigenous population; there is a small military garrison on South Georgia, and the British Antarctic Survey has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
		None; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/waterford/96/sgi.htm (287 words)

	Zegrahm Expeditions - Reports From The Field: Stepping Stones of the Atlantic: Ushuaia to Dakar
		There she sat at the dock, dressed in midnight blue and white: a trim and capable little ship that would be our home for at least the next month—the Clipper Adventurer.
		We had already come far to arrive here in Ushuaia; most of us had taken an interminable flight to Santiago, spending the night there before coming still farther south.
		Once arrived, we set off on a tour of the “Southernmost City in the World,” as Ushuaia styles itself, a surprisingly sophisticated town these days.
	www.zeco.com /travel-reports/dayreports.asp?id=52&itid=558 (391 words)

	CIA -- The World Factbook 1999 -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		CIA -- The World Factbook 1999 -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Island by a UK civil commissioner; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
		Capital: none; Grytviken on South Georgia is the garrison town
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/w_factbk/sx.html (347 words)

	UNITY CORPS - Minor Territories and Possessions - Southern South America - South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
		UNITY CORPS - Minor Territories and Possessions - Southern South America - South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
		Background: The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908, except for a brief period in 1982 when occupied by Argentina.
		Land Area: 3,903 square kilometers - includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands
	unitycorps.org /geography/south-georgia-and-south-sandwich-islands.htm (324 words)

	World Atlas : Maps : South America : Brazil
		Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822.
		By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior.
		Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil became Latin America's leading economic power by the 1970s.
	www.worldatlas2000.com /atlas.asp?con=5&x=222 (392 words)

	3D World Map -- World Facts -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		note: there is a small military garrison on South Georgia, and the British Antarctic Survey has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
		Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by UK civil commissioner Donald A. LAMONT, representing Queen ELIZABETH II; Grytviken, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is the garrison town
		Use of this site is governed by the terms & conditions contained in the Legal Notices.
	www.smartatlas.com /geos/sx.html (398 words)

	The 1996 CIA World Factbook page on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		The 1996 CIA World Factbook page on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Geographic note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in this century, live on South Georgia
		Population: no indigenous population; there is a small military garrison on South Georgia, and the British Antarctic Survey has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact96/230.htm (393 words)

	World Map - Map of the World -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		World Map - Map of the World -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Fees from fishing licenses and related activities traditionally account for around 90% of South Georgia's revenue (about $5.6 million in 2004).
		This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
	www.worldmap.cc /index/geos/sx.html (616 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		party to : NA signed, but not ratified: NA Geography - note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in this century, live on South Georgia
		Dependency status: dependent territory of the UK; administered by a civil commissioner based in the Falkland Islands
		Flag description: the flag of the UK is used
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/wofact97/225.htm (342 words)

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