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].