South Georgia

South Georgia is one of the islands that makes up the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. This island may be found in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It may be found around 1,400 kilometres to the east of the Falkland Islands. South Georgia is about 170 kilometres (106 miles) long and reaches a maximum width of 35 kilometres (22 miles) as it extends in an east–west direction (22 mi). The landscape is hilly, with Mount Paget being the highest point at 2,935 metres (9,629 feet) in elevation along the middle ridge. The northern coast is punctuated by a large number of bays and fjords, all of which are suitable for use as harbours.

South Georgia, which was first found by Europeans in 1675, did not have any native inhabitants owing to the region's severe climate and its isolation. Captain James Cook of the HMS Resolution was the first person to land on, examine, and chart the island. On January 17, 1775, he declared the island to be a British territory and named it the "Isle of Georgia" after King George III. Grytviken was traditionally the most significant of the region's multiple whaling facilities, and it functioned as a base for whaling and seal hunting throughout the region's history. King Edward Point, which is located close to the Grytviken research station maintained by the British Antarctic Survey and serves as both the primary community and the capital of the territory today, has a population of around 20 persons.