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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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island, c.1,450 sq mi (3,760 sq km), S Atlantic Ocean, c.1,200 mi (1,930 km) E of Cape Horn. A dependency of the Falkland Islands from 1908 to 1985 (along with the South Sandwich Islands), it is administered by Great Britain and, like the Falklands, is claimed by Argentina. Capt. James Cook took possession of South Georgia in 1775. The number of people on the island fluctuates seasonally; there is no permanent population.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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