South Georgia and Sandwich Islands Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for South Georgia and Sandwich Islands visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
STATUS: British overseas territory
DESCRIPTION: remote and uninhabited group of Atlantic islands
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: South Atlantic Ocean
CAPITAL AND LARGEST SETTLEMENT: King Edward Point
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: gov.gs
INCLUDES:
- South Georgia Island | wikipedia |
- South Sandwich Island | wikipedia |

Tourism:
Visiting South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands is mostly limited to sea voyages that have these islands as one of their ports of call.
- Do It in The Americas: South Georgia and Sandwich Islands Guide
- wikitravel.org - south georgia and sandwich islands
- wikivoyage.org - south georgia and sandwich islands

Facts
- BBC - A World Isolated From Life By 1,400 Kilometers
- World Fact Book South Georgia and Sandwich Islands Profile
- wikipedia.org - south georgia and sandwich islands - main article
- wikipedia.org - south georgia and sandwich islands - more articles
- wikipedia.org - south georgia and sandwich islands - category
- wikipedia.org - south georgia and sandwich islands - lists
- commons.wikimedia.org - atlas of south georgia and the south sandwich islands

Closest Countries and Territories:
| Argentina | Chile | Falkland Islands |

Bodies of Water Bordering South Georgia and Sandwich Islands:
- South Atlantic Ocean