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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Fact Book
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Fact Book
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Excerpt-Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Terrain: most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Natural resources: fish
Land use:
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Natural hazards: the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia
There are many more fact such as country's background,people,sex-ratio,government info etc are covered in this book.Please refer facebook series for information on other countries too.
Climate: variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Terrain: most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
Elevation extremes:
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Natural resources: fish
Land use:
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Natural hazards: the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia
There are many more fact such as country's background,people,sex-ratio,government info etc are covered in this book.Please refer facebook series for information on other countries too.
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