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Geórgia do Sul (em inglês: South Georgia; em castelhano: San Pedro), é uma ilha, território britânico ultramarino, situada no Oceano Atlântico, com uma área de 3 755 km². Fica entre as ilhas Malvinas e as Sandwich do Sul. Tal como as Malvinas, foi ocupada pela Argentina durante a Guerra das Malvinas em 1982.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a collection of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous. At higher elevations, the islands are permanently covered with ice and snow.
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The island of South Georgia was probably discovered in 1675 by Anthony de la Roché, a London merchant, and was named Roche Island on a number of early maps. It was sighted by a commercial Spanish ship named León operating out of Saint-Malo on 28 or 29 June 1756. According to Argentine historians, it was explored on 29 June 1756, St Peter's Day, hen...
The island's climate is classified as an ET or polar tundra climate on the Köppen-Geiger classification system. It has no tree cover, and there is generally snow on the island during the winter months (April–November). The terrain is mountainous, with a central ridge and many fjords and bays along the coast. South Georgia is a breeding ground for e...
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "South Georgia" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 513.Venables, Stephen (1991). Island at the Edge of the World: a South Georgia odyssey. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-03405-5-600-9.5 de abr. de 2024 · South Georgia, mountainous barren island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles (1,300 km) east-southeast of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). The island is part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, although Argentina also claims the territory.
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South Georgia is chock-full of natural beauty. Whether you're splashing around the Ocmulgee River or taking in a sweeping farmland vista in Vidalia, your eyes can feast on Mother Nature's bounty. And your stomach can, too!
As Ilhas Sandwich do Sul (em espanhol: Islas Sandwich del Sur, em inglês: South Sandwich Islands) compreendem 11 ilhas principalmente vulcânicas (excluindo pequenas ilhas satélites e rochas offshore), com alguns vulcões ativos.
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