South Georgia: map, capital, cities, climate and facts

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Overview

South Georgia is a country or area in Antarctic. It covers about 3,903 km² (1,507 sq mi), the 178th largest of the 250 countries and areas in our atlas, and is home to roughly 30 people (246th by population). That works out to about 0 people per km².

South Georgia has no land borders: it is surrounded by water. The highest point is Mount Paget at 2,934 m (9,626 ft).

The largest city in our atlas is Grytviken, with about 2 people in the city proper. The official language is English. Clocks run on UTC-02:00.

Where is South Georgia?

Highlighted shape and city dots (green = major cities). Map data: Natural Earth (public domain); shapes are simplified and do not represent any position on boundaries.

Major cities

City	Region	Population
Grytviken		2

City-proper populations from GeoNames; metropolitan areas are often much larger.

Climate

Grytviken has a tundra climate (Köppen ET). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 4°C (39°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about -4°C (25°F). Around 1,094 mm (43 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Fun geography facts

South Georgia is the 178th largest country or area by land and water area in our atlas.
It lies in the Southern Hemisphere, so summer falls in December, January and February.
Grytviken gets about 1,094 mm of precipitation a year (tundra climate).
It is one of the most sparsely populated places on Earth, with lots of open land per person.