Dove si trova la Georgia del Sud?

Dove si trova la Georgia del Sud?

America del Sud Georgia del Sud e Isole Sandwich Australi è un territorio britannico d'oltremare situato nell'Oceano Atlantico meridionale, nell'America del Sud, e rivendicate dall'Argentina.

Dove si trovano le isole Sandwich?

Le Isole Sandwich Australi (in inglese South Sandwich Islands, in spagnolo Islas Sándwich del Sur) sono un arcipelago disabitato situato nell'Oceano Atlantico meridionale, appartenente politicamente al territorio d'oltremare britannico della Georgia del Sud e Isole Sandwich Australi, ma rivendicato dall'Argentina.

Where is South Georgia located?

• South Georgia may refer to: South Georgia Island, in the southern Atlantic Ocean. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. South Georgia State College, in the cities of Douglas and Waycross, Georgia, USA.

How was South Georgia discovered?

• 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 June or .

What is the difference between South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands?

• The South Sandwich Islands are much colder than South Georgia, being farther south and more exposed to cold outbreaks from the Antarctic continent. They are also surrounded by sea ice from the middle of May to late November (even longer at their southern end).

How did South Georgia get its name?

• Discovered by Europeans in 1675, South Georgia had no indigenous population due to harsh climate and remoteness. Captain James Cook in HMS Resolution made the first landing, survey and mapping of the island, and on 17 January 1775 he claimed it a British possession, naming it "Isle of Georgia" after King George III.