South Orkney Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of islands in the British Antarctic Territory, N of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; claimed by Argentina.

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South Orkney Islands British  

plural noun

1. an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

His big break came when he was taken on as a research diver with the British Antarctic Survey, stationed at Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It began to move northwards in 2020 but, since the spring, has been spinning on the spot after it was caught in a rotating column of water near the South Orkney Islands.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

It remains in place just north of South Orkney Islands, turning in an anti-clockwise direction by about 15 degrees a day.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

A23a is currently turning on its heels in a stretch of water between Elephant Island and the South Orkney Islands - small parcels of land at the tip of the peninsula.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

On March 15 we passed beyond the latitude of the South Shetland and South Orkney Islands.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.