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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: map and facts

The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is in the South Atlantic. It covers 3,904 km². Its highest point is Mount Paget, at 2,934 m.

Facts

• Area: 3,904 km² (area as drawn on this map)
• Capital: King Edward Point
• Highest point: Mount Paget, 2,934 m (Wikidata)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

• Mount Paget: 2,934 m (its highest point)

Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: South Sandwich Islands.

Land

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): mountains 94.1%, hills 5.7%.

Neighbours

The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

• Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
• GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
• Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
• Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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