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Archipelago

    United Kingdom and South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

    54°26′S 36°33′W

    South Georgia group

    The island of South Georgia as seen from The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. This southern Atlantic island is linked with the South Sandwich Islands to form a British Overseas Territory.
    The island of South Georgia as seen from The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. This southern Atlantic island is linked with the South Sandwich Islands to form a British Overseas Territory.

    European Space Agency / CC BY-SA 3.0 igo

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    2 landforms

    Major islands

    1
    • South Georgia

      South Georgia

      Area
      3,439 km²
      High point
      2,934 m

      South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around 1,400 kilometres (870 mi; 756 nmi) east of the Falkland Islands.

    Minor islands

    1

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,934 mSouth Georgia365 mBird
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata

    Photographs