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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A group of British-administered volcanic islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean east-southeast of Cape Horn. They were discovered by Capt. James Cook in 1775.
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A British research team has discovered a chain of 12 undersea volcanoes near the remote South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
First Large Antarctic Undersea Volcanoes Discovered in Southern Atlantic 2011
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But on the mainland, the conviction that the Falkland and nearby South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are rightfully Argentine is universally agreed upon.
Argentina Blasts Prince William Falklands Tour Shane Romig 2012
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Argentina increased its claims of sovereignty over the Falklands, as well as South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, following the start of oil and gas exploration last year by London-listed oil-and-gas exploration companies Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., Rockhopper Exploration PLC, and Desire Petroleum PLC.
Mercosur to Block Ports to Falklands Ships Shane Romig 2011
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Argentina's president issued a decree Tuesday requiring any boat carrying goods to the U. K.'s Falkland, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to obtain the South American country's approval before crossing any "waters under Argentina's jurisdiction," Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández said.
Argentina Intensifies Row With U.K. Over Falkland Islands Shane Romig 2010
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Argentina's president increased tensions Tuesday by issuing a decree requiring any boat carrying goods to the U. K.'s Falkland, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to obtain the South American country's blessing before crossing any "waters under Argentina's jurisdiction," Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez said.
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One of the South Sandwich Islands is now know as Bellinghausen Island.
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As there are no native inhabitants, economic activity in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is limited.
South Georgia 2009
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From 1985, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (sometimes referred to as "SGSSI") ceased to be administered as a Falkland Islands Dependency and became a separate territory.
South Georgia 2009
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Prior to 1962, the British Antarctic Territory was a dependency of the Falkland Islands and also included South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Charter yacht visits usually begin in the Falkland Islands, last between four and six weeks, and enable guests to visit remote harbors of South Georgia and even the South Sandwich Islands.
South Georgia 2009
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