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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

The South Sandwich Islands are inhospitable volcanic crags in the far southern Atlantic Ocean.

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

Some of this ice doubtless describes almost a complete circle, and is held up eventually, in bad seasons, against the South Sandwich Islands.

From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

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