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<text>
<title>
South Georgia and South Sandwich Isl: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the south Argentine
coast, southeast of the Falkland Islands
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 4,066 km2</l>
<l> land area: 4,066 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly larger than Rhode Island</l>
</list>
<p>note: includes Shag Rocks, Clerke Rocks, Bird Island
</p>
<p>Land boundaries: 0 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: NA km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: administered by the UK, claimed by
Argentina
</p>
<p>Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the
year, interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all
precipitation falls as snow
</p>
<p>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
</p>
<p>Natural resources: fish
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 0%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 0%</l>
<l> other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with
some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and
lichen)</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: 0 km2
</p>
<p>Environment: reindeer, introduced early in this century, live
on South Georgia; weather conditions generally make it difficult
to approach the South Sandwich Islands; the South Sandwich
Islands are subject to active volcanism
</p>
<p>Note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays,
which provide good anchorage
</p></body></article></text>