South Georgia
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- An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory.
- Ellipsis of the South Georgia Islands: an island group next to South Georgia, in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom.
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Etymology
The main island was renamed "Isle of Georgia" in 1775, in honour of King George III of Great Britain, by Captain James Cook.
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