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	Antarctica Cruise and Travel Guide, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich are sub-Antarctic islands.
		Over half the island is permanently glaciated, wildlife is abundant, approaches by sea usually straightforward and it is steeped in the history of Antarctic exploration and of Antarctic whalers and sealers.
		South Georgia may not be Antarctica proper, but it is an absolutely fantastic place, whether for the history, wildlife or the exhilaration of being in such an unspoiled and spectacular environment.
	www.coolantarctica.com /Travel/south_georgia_south_sandwich_islands.htm (1465 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 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.
		To the northwest of Zavodovski Island is the Protector Shoal, a submarine volcano.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (1686 words)

	Encyclopedia: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic.
		Zavodovski Island is a volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands.
		Thule Island is one of the southermost of the South Sandwich Islands.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/South-Georgia-and-the-South-Sandwich-Islands (6019 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina.
		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.
		South Georgia A potted history, of this island in the South Atlantic, also wildlife and bird life on the island.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.html (741 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.
		The islands have played a minor role in history, including a brief occupation by Argentina during the Falklands war (the Falkland Islands themselves are 1000km to the west).
	wikitravel.org /en/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (607 words)

	Sandwich Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sandwich Islands was the name given by Captain James Cook to Hawaii on his discovery of the islands on January 18, 1778.
		The name was given in honour of one of his sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was at the time the First Lord of the Admiralty and Cook's superior officer.
		The Sandwich Islands should not be confused with the South Sandwich Islands, an uninhabited British dependency in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sandwich_Islands (112 words)

	South Sandwich Islands - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The blue ensign carries the badge of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.
		Along with South Georgia, 750 km/470 mi to the northwest, it is administered from the Falkland Islands.
		The islands were annexed by the UK in 1908 and 1917.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /South+Sandwich+Islands (205 words)

	UKOTCF - South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		South Georgia lies 1300 km SE of the Falkland Islands, and the South Sandwich Islands (SSI) a further 760 km SE.
		South Georgia is mountainous with many glaciers, permanent ice covering almost half of its total land area of 3755 km2.
		The South Sandwich Islands consist of an uninhabited 240 km chain of active volcanic islands.
	www.ukotcf.org /posters/sgssi.htm (316 words)

	Encyclopedia article on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Islands 1 through 5 are collectively known as Traversay Islands, while islands 9 through 11 are collectively known as Southern Thule.
		Argentina's claim over South Georgia (Pepys Island) and the South Sandwich Islands was based on the fact that these dependencies were administered by the Falkland Islands.
		The Sandwich Islands are highly volcanic with the very deep Sandwich Trench along their eastern rim.
	encyclozine.com /South_Georgia (907 words)

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		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands \ sx.html
		The South Atlantic island of South Georgia, briefly occupied by Argentine forces during the Falklands War, has a small garrison at Grytviken and a British Antarctic Survey base.
		The volcanic South Sandwich Islands, 465 miles to the southeast, are uninhabited.
	www.meatnpotatoes.com /nations/sx.html (79 words)

	StampTraders.com -- Falkland Islands - South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
		The island of South Georgia lies approximately 800 miles (1,280km) east south-east of the Falkland Islands, 54 30 S, 37 00 W. It is some 100 miles (160km) long and on average about 20 miles (32km) wide.
		The South Sandwich Islands are a further 400 miles (640km) to the south-east of South Georgia.
		South Georgia is extremely mountainous, and over half the island is permanently covered by snow or ice.
	stamptraders.com /falkland/factsheet2.html (437 words)

	1-language.com - The ESL Site: The World Factbook 2002 Online -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		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.
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands occupied briefly by Argentina in 1982; islands continue to be claimed by Argentina
	www.1-language.com /worldfactbook2002/print/sx.html (570 words)

	South Sandwich Islands, southern Atlantic Ocean
		The South Sandwich Islands consist of a chain of eleven main islands that bend in an arc 240 miles (~400 km) long.
		The South Sandwich Islands are a volcanic island arc caused by the subduction of the South American Plate beneath the South Sandwich Plate.
		Gass, I.G., Harris, P.G., and Holdgate, M.W., 1963, Pumice eruption in the area of the south Sandwich Islands: Geol.
	volcano.und.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/south_america/south_sandwich_islands.html (425 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On 1985-10-03, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands came under the direct administration of the United Kingdom.
		South Sandwich Islands were named Sandwich Islands by Captain Cook in honor of his patron, John Montague, Lord Sandwich, then First Lord of the Admiralty.
		This territory consists of South Georgia Island and nearby small islands, and the South Sandwich Islands, of which the largest are Montagu, Saunders, Bristol, and Visokoi.
	www.statoids.com /ugs.html (189 words)

	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) used to be a dependency of the Falkland Islands, but since 1985, under the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Order, was formed as a separate British Overseas Territory, under a Commissioner who is at the same time, Governor of the Falkland Islands.
		I received a letter from Gordon Liddle, Operations Manager for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, via Michel Lupant, confirming that the old flags used a white disc, but that the new flags he has just ordered are exactly like the ones on my site.
		The estoiles are from the arms of James Cook, who named South Georgia in honour of King George III and the South Sandwich Islands in reference to his sponsor, John Fourth Earl of Sandwich, who was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1775 when the islands were discovered.
	www.flagspot.net /flags/gs.html (671 words)

	Noonsite: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		South Georgia lies 800 miles ESE of the Falkland Islands, while the South Sandwich Islands are 470 miles SE of South Georgia.
		Argentina made claims to the islands and in 1982 invaded South Georgia, site of a British Antarctic Survey Base; three weeks later British forces recaptured it, also expelling the Argentinians who had lived on the previously uninhabited South Sandwich Islands from 1976.
		In 1985 all the islands ceased to be governed as dependencies of the Falklands and are now administered by the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, based in Stanley.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIslands (187 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		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.
		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.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108107.html (134 words)

	Thule Islands, South Sandwich Islands
		Thule, Bellingshausen, and Cook islands are the southernmost volcanoes in the arc.
		In 1962, steam was rising from the water in Thule's summit crater and ash was noted on the island's southwest flank.
		Unlike most of the South Sandwich Islands, where most volcanoes are made of basalt, part of Cook Island is composed of andesite and dacite.
	www.volcanoworld.org /vwdocs/volc_images/south_america/thule.html (122 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		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.
		Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station.
		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.
	www.travlang.com /factbook/geos/sx.html (595 words)

	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Antarctic Polar Regions Interactiva
		South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Antarctic Polar Regions Interactiva
		South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are British territories also claimed by Argentina as part of the Islas del Atlántico Sur.
		From the government of the islands (The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) Information on nature, wildlife, geography, and history.
	www.interactiva.org /Di/English/South_Georgia_and_South_Sandwich_Islands/Regional/Polar_Regions/Antarctic (298 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands : ISO 3166-1:GS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands : ISO 3166-1:GS www.eurofreehost.com
		There is a small military garrison on South Georgia, Grytviken[?], formerly a whaling station.
		It uses material from the wikipedia article South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands : ISO 3166-1:GS.
	www.eurofreehost.com /is/ISO_3166-1:GS.html (406 words)

	Flag Of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		If you would like to use this flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /flags_of_the_world/flag_of_south_georgia_and_the_south_sandwich_islands.shtml (275 words)

	Bristol, South Sandwich Islands
		Bristol Island is a compound volcano, made of several overlapping stratovolcanoes.
		Bristol Island is large (9 by 7 miles/14 by 12 km) and mostly ice covered.
		Eruptions from other vents on the island were reported in 1823, 1935, 1936, and 1950.
	www.volcanoworld.org /vwdocs/volc_images/south_america/bristol.html (85 words)

	South Sandwich Islands (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The South Sandwich Islands consist of 11 islands (from north to south): Zavodovski, Leskov (the smallest), Visokoi, Candlemas, Vindication, Saunders, Montagu (the largest), Bristol, Bellingshausen, Cook and Thule.
		The South Sandwich Islands are 760km south east of South Georgia, and cover 310 sq m.
		The South Sandwiches are claimed by both Britain and Argentina, and about a million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins can be found on Zavodovski Island alone, making it one of the world's largest penguin colonies.
	www.70south.com /resources/islands/sandwich (278 words)

	GEsource World Guide - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In October 2001, a sleeping volcano in the remote South Sandwich Islands began spewing ash and lava from its summit.
		The South Sandwich Islands are situated between the southern tip of South America and mainland Antarctica, one of the most isolated areas of volcanic activity on Earth.
		An example is the 2002 eruption of a submarine volcano off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
	www.gesource.ac.uk /worldguide/html/1023_articles.html (3509 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Geography Profile 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Geography Profile 2005
		Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
		the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
	www.indexmundi.com /south_georgia_and_the_south_sandwich_islands/geography_profile.html (200 words)

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