South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Coastline	0 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	2595360 km²
Marine IBAs	6

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	6	Spheniscidae Penguins	5	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	20	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	4	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	6 (43^rd)
% threatened	14% (56^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	2
Vulnerable	4
Near Threatened	2
Least Concern	36
Data Deficient	0

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands at a glance

Capital

Grytviken

Area

3,903 km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	74
Globally threatened birds	6
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	6
Total IBA area	29,927,503 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2023) Country profile: South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. Available from http://datazone.birdlife.org/country/south-georgia. Downloaded: 2023-06-02

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BirdLife Partner

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