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South Sandwich Islands

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a group of volcanic islands, administered by England, in the South Atlantic Ocean: part of the Falkland Islands dependency. 120 sq. mi. (310 sq. km).


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It was recorded March 9 near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet, according to a news release from the nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

His team was studying seismic data from 121 repeating earthquakes at 42 locations near Antarctica’s South Sandwich Islands that occurred between 1991 and 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

His postdoc, Yi Yang, compiled the world’s most extensive database of repeating earthquakes, with sources not just in the South Sandwich Islands, but also in places like Chile and Kazakhstan.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2022

He said the measure also applied to vessels going to the other nearby UK-controlled islands in the South Atlantic - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2010

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands:   Some fishing takes   place in adjacent waters.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency