South Sandwich Islands
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South Sandwich Islands
Summary
South Sandwich Islands is an island group[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- South Sandwich Islands is located in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[3].
- South Sandwich Islands is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
- South Sandwich Islands is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
- South Sandwich Islands is on the body of water Scotia Sea[6].
- South Sandwich Islands's image is recorded as Zavodovski Island ISS016.jpg[7].
- South Sandwich Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[8].
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich is named after South Sandwich Islands[9].
- South Sandwich Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15144647643144068839[10].
- South Sandwich Islands's locator map image is recorded as South Sandwich Locator.svg[11].
- South Sandwich Islands's IdRef ID is recorded as 028031148[12].
- South Sandwich Islands's part of is recorded as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[13].
- South Sandwich Islands's Commons category is recorded as South Sandwich Islands[14].
- South Sandwich Islands's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7283950[15].
- South Sandwich Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[16].
- South Sandwich Islands's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1775-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
- South Sandwich Islands's highest point is recorded as Mount Belinda[18].
- South Sandwich Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -57.75, 'lon': -26.5}[19].
- South Sandwich Islands's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 14290[20].
- South Sandwich Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Q15814199[21].
- South Sandwich Islands's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Polar_Regions/Antarctic/South_Georgia_and_South_Sandwich_Islands/South_Sandwich_Islands/[22].
- South Sandwich Islands's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0058659[23].
- South Sandwich Islands's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
- South Sandwich Islands's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
- South Sandwich Islands's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[26].
- South Sandwich Islands's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/South-Sandwich-Islands[27].
Body
Geography
South Sandwich Islands is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in South Georgia and the it[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean[5], an ocean[28] and Scotia Sea[6], a sea[29]. Its part of is recorded as South Georgia and the it[13].
Physical Characteristics
South Sandwich Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+310'}[30]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1310'}[31].
Designation and Status
South Sandwich Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[8].
History and Context
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich is named after South Sandwich Islands[9].
Cultural Significance
Things named for South Sandwich Islands include South Sandwich Trench[32], an oceanic trench[33].
Why It Matters
South Sandwich Islands ranks in the top 4% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include South Sandwich Trench[32], an oceanic trench[33].