South Georgia

English

Etymology

The main island was renamed "Isle of Georgia" in 1775, in honour of King George III of Great Britain, by Captain James Cook.

Proper noun

South Georgia

1. Ellipsis of South Georgia Island.; An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British-owned territory
2. Ellipsis of South Georgia Islands.; An island group next to South Georgia Island, in the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom

Synonyms

Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island

• Isle of Georgia
• Roche Island
• Saint Peter's Island
• St Peter's Island
• St. Peter's Island

Derived terms

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Translations

the island

• Greek: Νότιος Γεωργία f (Nótios Georgía)
• Polish: Georgia Południowa (pl) f
• Russian: Ю́жная Гео́ргия f (Júžnaja Geórgija)
• Spanish: Isla San Pedro

Further reading

• South Georgia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia