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total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i> land: </i>3,903 sq km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_area_sq_km_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Area - land country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i> water: </i>0 sq km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/water_area_sq_km_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Area - water country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i> <em>note:</em> </i>includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#area_comparative">Area - comparative:</a></b><br> slightly larger than Rhode Island <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#land_boundaries">Land boundaries:</a></b><br> 0 km <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#coastline">Coastline:</a></b><br> NA <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/coastline_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Coastline country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#maritime_claims">Maritime claims:</a></b><br> <i>territorial sea: </i>12 nm <br><i> exclusive fishing zone: </i>200 nm <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#climate">Climate:</a></b><br> variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#terrain">Terrain:</a></b><br> most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#elevation_extremes">Elevation extremes:</a></b><br> <i>lowest point: </i>Atlantic Ocean 0 m <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/elevation_extremes_lowest_point_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i> highest point: </i>Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/elevation_extremes_highest_point_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Elevation extremes - highest point country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#natural_resources">Natural resources:</a></b><br> fish <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#land_use">Land use:</a></b><br> <i>arable land: </i>0% <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_use_arable_land_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land use - arable land country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i> permanent crops: </i>0% <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_use_permanent_crops_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land use - permanent crops country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i> other: </i>100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/land_use_other_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Land use - other country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#irrigated_land">Irrigated land:</a></b><br> 0 sq km <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/geography/irrigated_land_2010_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Irrigated land country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#natural_hazards">Natural hazards:</a></b><br> the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#environment_current_issues">Environment - current issues:</a></b><br> NA <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#geography_note">Geography - note:</a></b><br> the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia </font> <p> <p> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"><B> NOTE: The information regarding South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands on this page is re-published from the 2010 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. 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