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Location
: southern south america. islands in the south atlantic ocean. east of the tip of south america

Geographic Coordinates
: 54 30 s. 37 00 w

Map Reference :
antarctic region

Area
: total: 3.903 sq km land: 3.903 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes shag rocks. black rock. clerke rocks. south georgia island. bird island. and the south sandwich islands. which consist of some nine islands

Area Comparative: slightly larger than rhode island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands More Facts

Land boundaries : 0 km

coastline
: 224

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate: variable. with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow

Terrain
: most of the islands. rising steeply from the sea. are rugged and mountainous; south georgia is largely barren and has steep. glacier-covered mountains; the south sandwich islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes

Elevation extremes : lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: mount paget (south georgia) 2.934 m

Natural Resources
:fish

Land use : arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass. moss. and lichen) (2001)

Irrigated Lands
: 0 sq km (1998 est.)

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