south orkney islands

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Definition of south orkney islands in English English dictionary

A group of British-administered islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Horn. First visited by sealers in 1821, the island group was formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependency and is now included (since 1962) in the British Antarctic Territory. Island group, southern Atlantic Ocean. Located southeast of South America, the South Orkneys are composed of two large islands (Coronation and Laurie) and many smaller islands; they form part of the British Antarctic Territory. Barren and uninhabited, the islands have a total area of 240 sq mi (620 sq km). They were part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies until 1962. Signy Island is used as a base for Antarctic exploration

Turkish pronunciation

sauth ôrkni aylındz

Pronunciation

/ˈsouᴛʜ ˈôrknē ˈīləndz/ /ˈsaʊθ ˈɔːrkniː ˈaɪləndz/