South Georgia en · PROPN
Etymology
The main island was renamed "Isle of Georgia" in 1775, in honour of King George III of Great Britain, by Captain James Cook.
Meanings
- An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of the South Georgia Islands: an island group next to South Georgia, in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom.
alt of the South Georgia Islands
Deriveds
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · South Georgia Islands
Synonyms
St. Peter's Island (Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island) · Isle of Georgia (Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island) · Saint Peter's Island (Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island) · St Peter's Island (Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island) · Roche Island (Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island)
Translations (4)
ru Ю́жная Гео́ргия (the island) · es Isla San Pedro (the island) · el Νότιος Γεωργία (the island) · pl Georgia Południowa (the island)