Back История на Южна Джорджия и Южните Сандвичеви острови Bulgarian Història de les illes Geòrgia del Sud i Sandwich del Sud Catalan Geschichte Südgeorgiens und der Südlichen Sandwichinseln German Historia de las islas Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur Spanish サウスジョージア・サウスサンドウィッチ諸島の歴史 Japanese História das Ilhas Geórgia do Sul e Sandwich do Sul Portuguese История Южной Георгии и Южных Сандвичевых Островов Russian Історія Південної Джорджії і Південних Сандвічевих Островів Ukrainian
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The history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is relatively recent. When European explorers discovered the islands, they were uninhabited, and their hostile climate, mountainous terrain, and remoteness made subsequent settlement difficult. Due to these conditions, human activity in the islands has largely consisted of sealing, whaling, and scientific surveys and research, interrupted by World War II and the Falklands War.