Flag of the Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

The Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The post is held in conjunction with the Governorship of the Falkland Islands. The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: The Lion is to exclusively protect this earth) Official language English Capital Grytviken Civil Commissioner Howard Pearce Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 3,093 km² - Population  - Total (2006 E)  - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time zone UTC/GMT -2 National anthem... The Governor of the Falkland Islands is the local representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands. ...

The post was created in 1985 when South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was split from the Falkland Islands Dependency to create a new overseas territory. As the territory has no native inhabitants, and the only population is the visiting military garrisons, and scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, there was no appointment of a Governor. Instead the post of Civil Commissioner was created, the normal practice for uninhabited territory. The post was to be held by whoever was the current Governor of the Falkland Islands, as that is the nearest inhabited overseas territory to SGSSI, and the presence of the Royal Navy in the South Atlantic allows the Commissioner to be transported to the territory relatively quickly if necessary. This article is about the year. ... Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: The Lion is to exclusively protect this earth) Official language English Capital Grytviken Civil Commissioner Howard Pearce Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 3,093 km² - Population  - Total (2006 E)  - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time zone UTC/GMT -2 National anthem... Motto: Desire the right Official language English Capital Stanley Governor Howard Pearce Chief Executive Chris Simpkins Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 12,173 km² - Population  - Total (2003 E)  - Density not ranked 2,967 0. ... BAS headquarters The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), formerly the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), is an institute of the Natural Environment Research Council, and has, for the last fifty years, undertaken the majority of Britains scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... The Governor of the Falkland Islands is the local representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

The Civil Commissioner retains the same powers as a Governor, and is responsible for domestic affairs within the territory. The British Government retains responsibility for defence and international relations. The Commissioner has his own flag for the territory, a Union Flag defaced with the territory's coat of arms. Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ...

List of Civil Commissioners

Howard Pearce is the Governor of the Falkland Islands. ...

Governors and Civil Commissioners of the British overseas territories
Overseas territories: Governor of Anguilla | Governor of Bermuda | Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory | Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory | Governor of the British Virgin Islands | Governor of the Cayman Islands | Governor of the Falkland Islands | Governor of Gibraltar | Governor of Montserrat | Governor of the Pitcairn Islands | Governor of Saint Helena | Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Administrator of Tristan da Cunha | Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies: Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey | Lieutenant Governor of Jersey | Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man