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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (no short-form name)
1991 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (no short-form name)
1992 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (no short-form name)
1993 conventional long form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
1994 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
1995 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
1996 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
1998 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
1999 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
2000 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
2002 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
2003 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
2004 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
2005 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
2006 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none abbreviation: SGSSI
2007 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none abbreviation: SGSSI
2008 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none abbreviation: SGSSI
2009 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI
2010 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI
2011 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI
2012 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI
2013 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI
2014 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI
2015 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | abbreviation: SGSSI
2016 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | abbreviation: SGSSI | etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to disting
2017 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | abbreviation: SGSSI | etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to disting
2018 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | abbreviation: SGSSI | etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to disting
2019 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | abbreviation: SGSSI | etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to disting
2020 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | abbreviation: SGSSI | etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to disting
2021 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to distinguish t
2022 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to distinguish t
2023 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to distinguish t
2024 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI etymology: South Georgia was named "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 by Captain James COOK in honor of British King GEORGE III; the explorer also discovered the Sandwich Islands Group that year, which he named "Sandwich Land" after John MONTAGU, the Earl of Sandwich and First Lord of the Admiralty; the word "South" was later added to distinguish t
2025 conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands abbreviation: SGSSI etymology: Captain James COOK originally named it "the Isle of Georgia" in 1775 in honor of British King GEORGE III; the word "South" was later added to distinguish these islands from the other Sandwich Islands, now known as the Hawaiian Islands