South georgia islands population. Stunningly beautiful and rugged this island wildlife sanctuary once visited is not easily forgotten. Isla san pedro is an island in the southern atlantic ocean that is part of the british overseas territory of south georgia and the south sandwich islandsthe main settlement is grytvikensouth georgia is 1674 kilometres 104 mi long and 14 to 37 km 09 to 230 miles wide. South georgia and the south sandwich islands sgssi is a british overseas territory in the southern atlantic oceanit is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands consisting of south georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the south sandwich islands.
Even though south georgia island is not part of the antarctic continent it does lie below the antarctic convergence which is the hydrologic boundary between the colder waters of the antarctic and the warmer waters of the atlantichence the climate is colder than what you could find at a similar latitude. It is about 830 km 520 mi northeast of coronation island and 550 km 340 mi northwest from. South georgia is 165 kilometres 103 mi long and 35 kilometres 22 mi wide and is by far the largest island in the territory.
The south georgia and south sandwich islands are an island state in the south atlantic near the antarctic. Its snow covered peaks blue glacier ice and emerald green bays are breathtaking sights. It is made up of the south georgia island and nearby islets as well as the south sandwich islands archipelago.
This area is approximately 98 of the area of rhode island. While the island has been inhabited during the last two centuries with some settlers. However none of these individuals are native born and no one is given the status of a permanent resident.
In 1985 south georgia and the south sandwich islands ceased to be falkland islands dependencies and became a separate british overseas territory. Approximately 67 percent of these temporary inhabitants live in grytviken south georgiathe remainder of the people who reside part time in. Its considered part of the antarctic.
Due to its remote location and harsh climate south georgia had no indigenous population when first discovered. South georgia the south sandwich islands is a british overseas territory in the southern atlantic ocean. The land has a total area of 3903 km2.
South georgia and the south sandwich islands islas georgias del sur y sandwich del sur in spanish is a british overseas territory located in the south of atlantic ocean.