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	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
		It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia – which measures approximately 100 miles by 18 miles and is by far the largest island in the territory – and a group of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands.
		The southern eight islands of the Sandwich Islands Group were discovered by James Cook in 1775; the northern three by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2353 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		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.
		The climate in the islands is variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow.
		To the northwest of Zavodovski Island is the Protector Shoal, a submarine volcano.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/o/u/South_Georgia_Island_554c.html (1687 words)

	South Georgia Island Encyclopedia Article @ Declaring.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		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.
		The climate in the islands is variable and harsh, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm.
		To the northwest of Zavodovski Island is the
	www.declaring.net /encyclopedia/South_Georgia_Island (2001 words)

	South Sandwich Islands
		The South Sandwich Islands are a volcanic island arc caused by the subduction of the South American Plate beneath the South Sandwich Plate.
		Cook Island (59°27′S 027°10′W) is the central island of Southern Thule, in the South Sandwich Islands.
		Montagu Island is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica at 58°25′S 26°23′W. The desolate, uninhabited island measures approximately 12 kilometres by 10, with over 90% of its surface permanently covered in ice.
	www.britlink.org /south-sandwich.htm (1631 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia – which measures approximately 100 miles (160 km) by 18 miles (29 km) and is by far the largest island in the territory – and a group of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands.
		There is no native population on any of the islands, and the only inhabitants are the British Government Officer, scientists, and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and at the capital, King Edward Point, as well as museum staff at nearby Grytviken.
		Argentina maintained a naval station, Corbeta Uruguay on Thule Island in the the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the United Kingdom, and briefly occupied South Georgia in 1982.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2470 words)

	Gatorsports.com :: 100 years of Gator Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zavodovski Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands.
		It is the northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands and the nearest to South Georgia.
		Approximately 50% of the island is composed of tephra.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Zavodovski Island
		Zavodovski Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands.
		It is the northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands and the nearest to South Georgia.
		Approximately 50% of the island is composed of tephra.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Zavodovski (218 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - encyclopedia article about South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There is no native population on any of the islands, and the only inhabitants are the British Government Officer, scientists and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and the capital, King Edward Point, and museum staff at nearby Grytviken.
		Argentina maintained a naval station on the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the United Kingdom, and briefly occupied South Georgia in 1982.
		The climate in the islands is variable and harsh, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow.
	www.dr-science.org /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2122 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Article
		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.
		The climate in the islands is variable and harsh, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow.
		Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia (Pepys Island) is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes.
	goldbamboo.com /topic-t8711-a1-6South_Georgia_.html (1989 words)

	Remote Islands 1 quiz -- free game
		This island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands and used to be a base for whalers.
		It is the westernmost of the Tristan da Cunha Islands.
		This island is the smallest of the 4 islands which constitute the British colony Pitcairn Islands.
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	South Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most of the islands, rising steeply south georgia from the sea, are rugged and mountainous South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glaciercovered mountains the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes.
		The South Georgia group of islands comprises south georgia South Georgia itself (by far the largest island in the territory), along with the islands that immediately surround it and some remote and isolated islets to the west and eastsoutheast.
		Notes on the History and Geography of the south georgia island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean, centre of the whaling and sealing industries in the early 20th Century Profile, discovery, and exploration of this home to bull elephant seals, the south georgia wandering albatross, and the worlds largest population of penguins.
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	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The main base (British Antarctic Survey Research Station) and "capital" (seat of the Marine Officer to whom local government is delegated) is King Edward Point, at Cumberland East Bay, near the former Norwegian whaling Station of Grytviken, with a maximum accommodation of 18 persons (the winter population is 8 on the average).
		There are 11 mostly volcanic Islands (not counting tiny satellite Islands and rocks nearby those main islands) forming an island arc, from north to south: The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited, although Thule (Morrell) Island used to have a permanently manned Argentinian Research Station from 1976 to 1982 (for details, see paragraph on History below).
		The island was recaptured by British forces on 25 April (Operation Paraquet).
	south-georgia-and-the-south-sandwich-islands.iqnaut.net (1364 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On that day the Argentines took control of the island, rasing their flag, singing the Argentine National Anthem and declaring the island Argentine territory [1].
		The British sovereignty of South Georgia dates from 1775, and that of the South Sandwich Islands from 1908: in 1908 the United Kingdom unilaterally declared its sovereignty upon any territory between 20º and 80º East, and south of 50º S, this including one half of Patagonia [2].
		To the northwest of Zavodovski Island is the Protector Shoal, a submarine volcano.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=South_Georgia (2453 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		Argentina maintained a naval station, Corbeta Uruguay on Thule Island in the the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the United Kingdom, and briefly occupied South Georgia in 1982.
		The Island of South Georgia is said to have been first sighted in 1675 by Anthony de la Roche, a London merchant, and was named Roche Island on some early maps.
		The southern eight islands of the Sandwich Islands Group were discovered by James Cook in 1775; the northern three by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819.
	www.ekenjy.co.za /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2407 words)

	Random Works of the Web » Blog Archive » History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
		The island of South Georgia is part of the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which includes also the South Sandwich archipelago, Clerke Rocks and Shag Rocks.
		The islands chain is part of Scotia Arc linking the Antarctic Peninsula mountains and the Patagonian Andes, and extends for some 1,300 km from Thule Island to the southeast to Shag Rocks to the northwest.
		The land area equals that of Cape Verde Islands, and is slightly larger than the U.S. state of Rhode Island or the island of Mallorca, 1.5 times the size of Luxembourg, and twice the size of Mauritius.
	random.dragonslife.org /history-of-south-georgia-and-the-south-sandwich-islands/7397 (3230 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Information
		The islands were initially named "South" Sandwich Islands to distinguish them from the then "Sandwich Islands" now known as "Hawaii".
		The southern eight islands were discovered by James Cook in 1775.
		There are 11 mostly volcanic islands (not counting tiny satellite islands and rocks nearby those main islands) forming an island arc, from north to south.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2021 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Fidji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Island group, scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean.
		A graduate of the naval academy at Kronstadt, he commanded two ships on an extended voyage (1819-21) during which he circumnavigated Antarctica and named the Alexander I, Peter I, and Traversay islands.
		A variety of MELANESIAN PIDGIN ENGLISH spoken in the Solomon Islands, a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean and member of the Commonwealth.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Fidji&StartAt=21 (714 words)

	Antarctic Cruise
		Antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean or in the seas around Antarctica inside of Antarctic Circle.
		In fact, these islands, as well as all territories and ice shelves south of the 60 S parallel, fall into the Antarctic Treaty, which freezes all territorial claims made by the signatory countries.
		So, even though these islands are claimed by Argentina, Chile and the UK, it is not correct to identify them as belonging to the UK or any other country.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/6/antarctic-cruise.html (1212 words)

	Traversay Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		right The Traversay Islands () are a group of three islands, consisting of Zavodovski, Leskov, and Visokoi Islands, at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands.
		The group was discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen, who named them for Jean-Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, Marquis de Traversay (1754-1831), French naval officer who was sent by King Louis XVI, at the request of Empress Catherine II, to join the Russian navy in 1791.
		He was Minister of Naval Affairs at Saint Petersburg, 1811-31, and chief promoter of Bellingshausen's Antarctic voyage.
	traversay-islands.iqnaut.net (130 words)

	USGS GNIS Feature Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A chain of N-S trending volcanic islands lying northward of Weddell Sea and extending 190 mi from Zavodovski Island on the N to Southern Thule on the south.
		The Traversay Islands, three islands forming the N end of the chain, were not seen by Cook but were discovered and first mapped by Bellingshausen.
		The South Sandwich Islands were surveyed by DI personnel on the Discovery II in 1930.
	geonames.usgs.gov /pls/gnis/Antdetail?seq=14290&dohead=Y (123 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Japan
		There is no native population on any of the islands, and the only inhabitants are the British Government Officer, scientists and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and the capital, King Edward Point, and museum staff at nearby Grytviken.
		Argentina maintained a naval station on the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the United Kingdom, and briefly occupied South Georgia in 1982.
		South Georgia lies about 1390 km east-southeast of the Falkland Islands, at 54°-55°S, 36°-38°W. The South Georgia group of islands comprises South Georgia itself (by far the largest island in the territory), along with the islands that immediately surround it and some remote and isolated islets to the west and east-southeast.
	south-georgia-and-the-south-sandwich-islands.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands (2771 words)

	List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands at AllExperts
		Sub-antarctic islands are islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica north of the Antarctic Circle (66Â° 33' 38").
		Antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean or in the seas around Antarctica south of the Antarctic Circle.
		According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, all islands south of 60Â°S don't belong to any country.
	en.allexperts.com /e/l/li/list_of_antarctic_and_sub-antarctic_islands.htm (1387 words)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The southern eight islands of the Sandwich Islands Group were discovered by James Cook in 1775; the northern three by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819.
		The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited, though a permanently manned Argentinian research station was located on Thule Island from 1976 to 1982 (for details, see "History" section above).
		Clipperton Island · French Guiana · French Polynesia · French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Guadeloupe · Martinique · Mayotte · New Caledonia · Réunion · Saint-Pierre and Miquelon · Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean · Wallis and Futuna
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Georgia (2408 words)

	National Facts (The Med 2.1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The islands roughly take the shape of lagoon; there are nine on the outside ring, and five small ones clustered together in the center.
		Near the center of the island is Masa Lake, from which emanates the Dere River.
		The Ferlon Islands is located some 500 miles off the western coast of Edenburg in the middle of the antlantic ocean.
	z3.invisionfree.com /The_Med/ar/t7.htm (4281 words)

	List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - This is a List of antarctic and sub-antarctic ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sub-antarctic islands are islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica north of the Antarctic Circle (66° 33' 38").
		Antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean or in the seas around Antarctica south of the Antarctic Circle.
		According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, all islands south of 60°S don't belong to any country.
	www.bayportnyus.com /info/List_of_antarctic_and_sub-antarctic_islands (1457 words)

	www.myspace.com/southgeorgiaisland
		The southern eight islands of the Sandwich Islands Group were discovered by James Cook in 1775; the northern three by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819.[clarification needed] They were named "Sandwich Land" by Cook after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, 1st Lord of the Admiralty.
		Argentina later claimed the islands in dispute with the UK Argentina challenged British sovereignty in the Islands on several occasions.
		The territory has revenues of UK£3.9 million, 90% of which is derived from fishing licences (2002 figures) Other sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps and coins, tourism and customs and harbour dues.
	www.myspace.com /southgeorgiaisland (1952 words)

	sub-antarctic_islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Alexander Island or Alexander I Island or Alexander I Land or Alexander Land or Alexander The First Island or Isla Alejandro I () (claimed by the United Kingdom, Chile and Argentina, see Antarctic Treaty)
		Enterprise Island or Isla Lientur or Isla Nansen Norte or North Nansen Island () (under the Antarctic Treaty)
		King George Island or Ãle du Roi Georges or Isla 25 de Mayo or Isla Rey George or Isla Veinticinco de Mayo or King George's Island or KÃ¶nig Georg Insel or Waterloo Island (the largest of the South Shetland Islands) ()
	www.transgenicfish.com /wiki/?title=Sub-Antarctic_islands (798 words)

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