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 en Q1137202en island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, part of the terr/South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands c/UK a British-owned territory. en @ellipsis of:South Georgia Islands island group next to South Georgia, in the terr/South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands c/UK. Synonyms en Obsolete terms for South Georgia Island Isle of Georgia St Peter's Island St. Peter's Island Saint Peter's Island Roche Island Derived terms en South Georgia Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Translations the island Greek: el Νότιος Γεωργία f Polish: pl Georgia Południowa f Russian: ru Ю́жная Гео́ргия f Spanish: es Isla San Pedro Further reading