South Georgia

noun

a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1,290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1,000 sq. mi. (2,590 sq. km).

South Georgia

noun

an island in the S Atlantic, about 1300 km (800 miles) southeast of the Falkland Islands, part of the UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ; no permanent population. Area: 3755 sq km (1450 sq miles)

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South Georgian adjective

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Earlier this year, Dr Freer and Prof Mayor spent two months on the Sir David Attenborough polar research ship near the South Orkney island and South Georgia.

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Also in this very bespoke audience have been researchers at bases in Bird Island and South Georgia.

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Ecologist Mark Belchier who advises the South Georgia government said: "If it breaks up, the resulting icebergs are likely to present a hazard to vessels as they move in the local currents and could restrict vessels' access to local fishing grounds."

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The world's largest iceberg has run aground in shallow waters off the remote British island of South Georgia, home to millions of penguins and seals.

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But experts now think that most of South Georgia's birds and animals will escape that fate.

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