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Map of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands spans the South American and Sandwich plates. It has 1 volcano active over the last 10,000 years, 1 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 7 major earthquakes have been recorded.
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Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- Coastal FloodMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- LandslideLow
- Extreme HeatVery Low
- WildfireVery Low
Volcanoes (1)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution