South Georgia

Summary

South Georgia is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,701 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Georgia is located in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands^[3].
• South Georgia is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• South Georgia is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• South Georgia's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• George III of Great Britain is named after South Georgia^[7].
• Saint Peter is named after South Georgia^[8].
• South Georgia is part of South Georgia group^[9].
• South Georgia is part of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands^[10].
• South Georgia's Commons category is recorded as South Georgia^[11].
• South Georgia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[12].
• South Georgia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1675^[13].
• South Georgia's highest point is recorded as Mount Paget^[14].
• South Georgia's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -54.316666666667, 'longitude': -36.65}^[15].
• South Georgia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Georgia group^[16].
• South Georgia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South Georgia^[17].
• South Georgia has a population of {'amount': '+30'}^[18].
• South Georgia's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• South Georgia's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• South Georgia's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[21].
• South Georgia's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• South Georgia's category for people born here is recorded as Q32456556^[23].
• South Georgia's length is recorded as {'amount': '+160'}^[24].
• South Georgia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+2935'}^[25].
• South Georgia covers an area of {'amount': '+3718'}^[26].
• South Georgia covers an area of {'amount': '+3756'}^[27].

Body

Geography

South Georgia is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in it and the South Sandwich Islands^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5]. Part of include it group^[9], an archipelago^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and it and the South Sandwich Islands^[10], a British overseas territory^[30], in United Kingdom^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+3718'}^[26] and {'amount': '+3756'}^[27]. South Georgia sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+2935'}^[25]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+160'}^[24]. It has a population of {'amount': '+30'}^[18].

Designation and Status

South Georgia's instance of is recorded as island^[6].

History and Context

Things named after include George III of Great Britain^[7], an art collector^[32], 1738–1820^[33], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[34], awarded the Knight of the Garter^[35] and Saint Peter^[8], a fisher^[36], -0001–0065^[37].

Why It Matters

South Georgia ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,701 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]