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Encyclopedia > George Island

This article is about George Island in the Falkland Islands. See also George Island, Ontario.


George Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying south of Speedwell Island and south west of East Falkland. It is run as a sheep farm and is known for its penguin colonies.


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St. George, Staten Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (634 words)
George is a neighborhood located at the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, USA, at the location where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay.
It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough and for Richmond County.
The St. George Ferry Terminal is the only nonfree stop on the Staten Island Rapid Transit and the end of the line for 18 local bus routes.
King George Island - definition of King George Island in Encyclopedia (230 words)
King George Island is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, situated at 62° 23' South, 58° 67' West, 120 kilometers off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean.
The coastal areas of the island are home to a comparartively diverse selection of vegetation and animal life, including Elephant, Weddell and Leopard seals, and Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins.
Human habitation of King George Island is limited to research stations belonging to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, South Korea, Poland, Russia, and Uruguay are located on King George Island.
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