South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are an overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina. They are administered from the Falkland Islands by UK civil commissioner Donald A. LAMONT, representing Queen Elizabeth II.

Grytviken?, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is the garrison town.

From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.

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