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WHAT DOES SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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South Orkney Islands

The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about 604 kilometres north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about 620 square kilometres. The islands have been part of the province of Tierra del Fuego, and the Argentine Navy has maintained a permanent base on Laurie Island since 1904. The islands are also claimed as part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962, and the British Antarctic Survey operates a base on Signy Island. Apart from base personnel, there are no inhabitants. Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, the islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are open to any signatory for non-military use.

Definition of South Orkney Islands in the English dictionary

The definition of South Orkney Islands in the dictionary is an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962. Area: 621 sq km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS

South Georgia
South Georgian
South Glamorgan
South Gloucestershire
South Holland
South Island
South Korea
South Korean
South Lanarkshire
South Moluccas
South Ossetia
South Ossetian Autonomous Region
South Pacific
South Pole
South Saskatchewan
South Sea Bubble
South Sea Company
South Sea Islands
South Seas
South Shetland Islands

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS

British Virgin Islands
Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
hands
Highlands
Hollands
Islands
Keeling Islands
lands
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Midlands
Netherlands
Northern Mariana Islands
Solomon Islands
the Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands

Synonyms and antonyms of South Orkney Islands in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

南奥克尼群岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Islas Orcadas del Sur
570 millions of speakers

English

South Orkney Islands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिण ओर्कनेय द्वीप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جنوب جزر أوركني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Южные Оркнейские острова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Do Sul, Ilhas Orkney
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাউথ ওর্কনি দ্বীপপুঞ্জ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Îles Orcades du Sud
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Translator English - Malay

Selatan Orkney Islands
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Süd-Orkney- Inseln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

南オークニー諸島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사우스 오크 니 제도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

South Orkney Islands
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Quần đảo Nam Orkney
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தென் ஆர்க்னே தீவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दक्षिण ऑर्कनेय बेटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güney Orkney Adaları
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Translator English - Italian

Sud Isole Orcadi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Południe Orkady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Південні Оркнейські острови
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Insulele Orkney de Sud
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νότια Νησιά Όρκνεϊ
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Suid- Orkney -eilande
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Translator English - Swedish

South Orkney Islands
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Translator English - Norwegian

Sør-Orknøyene
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about South Orkney Islands

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS»

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Antarctica. Ediz. Inglese
The islands were discovered jointly, by American sealer Nathaniel Palmer sailing in James Monroe and British sealer George Powell in Dove, on SOUTH GEORGIA, SHAG ROCKS & SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS •• Shag Rocks 188 Shag ...
‎2008
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Antarctic Ascidiacea: Monographic Account of the Known ...
480, South Orkney Islands; 58°06'S, 44° 55.5' W; February 15, 1963 ; 2800 meters; Menzies Trawl. Podoclavella sp. ?, 1 specimen Synoicium tentaculatum, 2 colonies (new species) Sta. 494, South Orkney Islands; 60°42'S, 42°50'W; February ...
Patricia Mather, 1969
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Biology of the Antarctic Seas IV
... March 15, 1964 ; 238 meters; Campbell grab. Aplidium irregulare, 3 colonies Pyura georgiana, 1 specimen Sta. 1003, between South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands; 62°41'S, 54°43'W; March 15, 1964; 210-220 meters; ...
George A. Llano, I. Eugene Wallen, 1971
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Biology of the Antarctic Seas IV
... March 15, 1964 ; 238 meters; Campbell grab. Aplidium irregulare, 3 colonies Pyura georgiana, 1 specimen Sta. 1003, between South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands; 62°41'S, 54°43'W; March 15, 1964; 210-220 meters; 10' ...
George Albert Llano, I. Eugene Wallen, 1971
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Microbial Ecosystems of Antarctica
7 South Orkney Islands The South Orkneys lie within the northern maritime antarctic region. The islands are humid and windy (mean wind speed of 6 m s~1 at Signy) and frequently experience precipitation, fog and cloud cover. Radiation input ...
Warwick F. Vincent, 2004
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Encyclopedia of Islands
Subduction complexes are exposed in islands in the Joinville Island group, South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands, and Alexander Island. The oldest, which may be part of the local basement on which the Mesozoic magmatic arc was ...
Rosemary G. Gillespie, D. A. Clague, 2009
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The Antarctic Treaty: Measures Adopted at the Thirty-fifth ...
111 SOUTHERN POWELL ISLAND AND ADJACENT ISLANDS, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS Introduction The primary reason for the designation of Southern Powell Island and Adjacent Islands, South Orkney Islands (Lat. 62°57'S , Long.
Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 2014
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Conservation of Islands in the Southern Ocean: A Review of ...
A Review of the Protected Areas of Insulantarctica Malcolm R. Clark, Paul Richard Dingwall. South Orkney islands SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS GENERAL INFORMATION COUNTRY The group lies within the Antarctic Treaty area.
Malcolm R. Clark, Paul Richard Dingwall, 1985
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Science in Antarctica: A Report
South Orkney Islands: Laurie I., Valette (Cardot, 1911, 1912). Palmer Peninsula: Louis Philippe Peninsula, Esper- ance Bay and Moss I., Skottsberg (Cardot, 1908 ); Danco Coast, Racovitza (Cardot, 1900, 1901); Fallieres Coast, Marguerite Bay  ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Polar Research, 1961
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Species of Asellotes (Isopoda:Paraselloidea) from Anvers ...
461, Scotia Sea, west of South Georgia; 53°06'S, 44°42'W to 53°irS, 44°43'W; February 10, 1963; 2090-2161 m; 5' Blake trawl. Molpadia abyssicola, 1 specimen Sta. 514, south of South Orkney Islands; 63°21'S, 44°51'W to 63°28'S, 44°57'W; ...
George A. Schultz, 1976

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS»

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New Whale Species Found Near Antarctica, Researchers Record …
These recordings were made aboard a research vessel sailing the waters near the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, and Antarctic Peninsula. «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
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Is a new Fern Gully in the making on a sub-Antarctic island?
Signy Island is part of the sub-Antarctic South Orkney Islands, about 600 kilometers northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula and 900 km southeast of Tierra del ... «GlacierHub, Sep 14»
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Survivor of WW2 crew who fought in Antarctica reveals life in 'alien …
... between the two nations erupted at the height of the war as Argentina claimed the South Shetland and South Orkney islands, 800 miles south of the Falklands. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
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We can't let Russia screw up plans for a huge marine reserve
The argument was particularly puzzling given that the commission created a sanctuary near Antarctica's South Orkney Islands in 2009 without protest from the ... «Grist, Oct 13»
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Southern Ocean protected area to shield marine region more …
A recent comprehensive study in and around the South Orkney Islands by researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Hamburg found the ... «WWF International, Nov 09»
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Antarctic islands surpass Galapagos for biodiversity
A group of isolated Antarctic islands have proved to be unexpectedly rich in life. The first comprehensive biodiversity survey of the South Orkney Islands, near ... «New Scientist, Dec 08»

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