south georgia

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Definition of south georgia in English English dictionary: An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a British-owned territory; A British-administered island in the southern Atlantic Ocean east of Cape Horn. A dependency of the Falkland Islands, it was claimed by Capt. James Cook in 1775. an island in the South Atlantic, East of Cape Horn, which is under British control. Nobody lives there except British soldiers and a few scientists. Both the UK and Argentina think the island should belong to them. Mountainous, barren island, southern Atlantic Ocean. It is located 800 mi (1,300 km) east of the British Falkland Islands, of which it is a dependency. With an Antarctic climate, it has perpetual snow covering three-fourths of the island. It is home to reindeer, several penguin and seal species, and abundant marine life. Capt. James Cook claimed it for Britain in 1775, and Ernest Shackleton first crossed it in 1916 while in search of aid for his ill-fated expedition; Shackleton died on the island on a later expedition and was buried there. Formerly a whaling base, it is now the site of an Antarctic research station
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: A British-owned territory of inhospitable islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: {i} islands in the South Atlantic Ocean that are a dependent territory of the UK

south georgia

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south Geor·gia

sauth côrcı

/ˈsouᴛʜ ˈʤôrʤə/ /ˈsaʊθ ˈʤɔːrʤə/

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