South Sandwich Islands

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Etymology

From being an island group named in honour of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Called "south" to distinguish them from the Sandwich Islands in the northern hemisphere.

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South Sandwich Islands

  1. An island chain in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom, a British overseas territory.

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