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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

by Dean McGee

The South Georgia blue ensign
Description of the arms
Flag of the commissioner
reported Blue Ensign

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) used to be a dependency of the Falkland Islands, but since 1985, under the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Order, was formed as a separate British Overseas Territory, under a Commissioner who is at the same time, Governor of the Falkland Islands. There is a precise geographical definition of the territory here, with latitude and longitude co-ordinates: http://www.sgisland.org/pages/gov/gov2.htm

For those who are interested, there is much useful information on British Overseas Territories on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office web site country profiles here.
Ivan Sache, 29 December 2004

The South Georgia blue ensign

I received a copy of a question sent to the Falkland Islands, together with the reply, which corrects previous reports that the blue ensign does not exist:
"Thank you for the depiction of the full achievement of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Are these arms displayed in their entirety on the flag; and exactly how are these arms depicted on the Blue Ensign (e.g., within a white disc)? "

Reply:
"They are displayed in their entirety and within a white disc.
Government House, Stanley, Falkland Islands."

David Prothero, 6 February 2002

This appears go be a reference to the pre-2002 flag (shown below:)

Old Flag

by Dean McGee

I received a letter from Gordon Liddle, Operations Manager for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, via Michel Lupant, confirming that the old flags used a white disc, but that the new flags he has just ordered are exactly like the ones on my site. To quote him:

"The flags which are currently in use have a white circle. The ones that I ordered a month or so ago to replace used stock are exactly as shown on the website www.flags.net ... The Commissioner's flag is also as shown on the website. The flags are all six feet by three feet as the British manufacturer does not use metric measurements. South Georgia has no roads no