South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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British Overseas Territory archipelago sub-Antarctic territory

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a remote, British-administered sub-Antarctic archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean known for its rugged terrain, rich wildlife, and historical whaling stations.

Aliases (10)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Overseas Territory → archipelago → sub-Antarctic territory →
administeredBy	United Kingdom →
callingCode	+500 →
capital	King Edward Point →
climate	subpolar oceanic climate →
commissionerResidence	Stanley, Falkland Islands →
continent	Antarctica →
country	United Kingdom →
currency	Falkland Islands pound → Pound sterling →
disputedBy	Argentina →
economicActivity	fisheries → tourism →
formerSovereign	Argentina →
governedFrom	Falkland Islands →
headOfState	Charles III →
highestPoint	Mount Paget →
historicalActivity	whaling →
historicalEvent	Falklands War →
historicalSite	Grytviken whaling station →
importantSpecies	Antarctic fur seal → king penguin → southern elephant seal → wandering albatross →
includesIsland	Candlemas Island → Thule Island → Zavodovski Island →
includesIslandGroup	South Sandwich Islands →
internetTLD	.gs →
ISO3166Code	GS →
knownFor	historical whaling stations → rich wildlife → rugged terrain →
largestSettlement	Grytviken →
locatedIn	South Atlantic Ocean → Southern Ocean →
mainIsland	South Georgia Island →
marineProtectedArea	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area →
mountainRange	Allardyce Range →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	British Overseas Territories →
permanentCivilianPopulation	no →
population	very small transient population →
protectedStatus	environmentally protected area →
representedBy	Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →
sovereignState	United Kingdom →
timeZone	South Georgia Time →
UTCOffset	UTC−02:00 →

Referenced by (44)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ("South Georgia") → Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ("South Sandwich Islands") → Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →	hasLegalAuthorityOver
British Antarctic Territory ("South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (historically, before separation)") → South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean → South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ("South Sandwich Islands") →	includesIslandGroup
Grytviken ("South Georgia") → Mount Paget ("South Georgia") → Mount Paget →	locatedIn
Scotia Sea ("South Georgia Island") → Scotia Sea ("South Sandwich Islands") →	boundedBy
Antarctic fur seal ("South Georgia") → Antarctic fur seal ("South Sandwich Islands") →	breedsOn
Scotia Sea ("South Georgia Island") → Scotia Sea ("South Sandwich Islands") →	hasPart
Mount Paget ("South Georgia") → Mount Paget →	isHighestPointOf
Antarctic fur seal ("South Georgia") → Antarctic fur seal ("South Sandwich Islands") →	nativeTo
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →	appliesToJurisdiction
Central Georgia ("South Georgia") →	borderedBy
Grytviken →	country
Grytviken ("Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands") →	governedBy
King Edward Point ("Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands") →	governingBody
South America →	hasDependentTerritory
Town of Sandwich ("South Sandwich") →	hasVillage
British Overseas Territories →	include
Falkland Islands pound →	legalTenderIn
South Sandwich Trench ("South Sandwich Islands") →	liesEastOf
South Sandwich Trench ("South Sandwich Islands") →	locatedNear
Mount Paget ("island of South Georgia") →	locatedOn
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ("South Georgia Island") →	mainIsland
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area ("Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands") →	managingAuthority
Scotia Plate ("South Georgia Island") →	near
South Sandwich Trench →	nearbyFeature
Pound sterling →	officialCurrencyOf
Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ("South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Government") →	oversees
Grytviken ("British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands") →	partOf
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
Georgia State Route 520 ("South Georgia") →	servesRegion
Falklands War →	territorialDispute
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ("South Georgia Time") →	timeZone
Falkland Islands pound →	usedIn
South Sandwich Trench ("British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands") →	withinEEZOf