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Geography Of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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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 references	antarctic
Area	total: 3,903 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 water: 0 sq km land: 3,903 sq km
Area comparative	slightly larger than Rhode Island
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	NA km
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 land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia

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