South Georgia

American  

noun

1. 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).

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South Georgia British  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• South Georgian adjective

Example Sentences

At some colonies in Argentina, 97% of pups died, while on South Georgia Island, researchers reported a 47% decline in breeding females between 2022 and 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Shetlander Helen Balfour is the assistant curator at the South Georgia Museum in Grytviken, one of the island's former whaling stations.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Bird flu arrived on South Georgia in 2023 during an outbreak that has seen the virus spread across the world like never before, killing millions of birds and infecting many mammals, including several humans.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

In the new Hulu comedy, Zahn plays Jake Hudson, the stressed-out head coach of the fictional South Georgia Catfish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

He plotted courses to Paulet Island, Elephant Island, Clarence Island, even far-off South Georgia Island, where they had last set foot on land.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong