South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Polar

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Number of Protected areas

1

0 with management effectiveness evaluations

Polygons/Points ratio

100% Polygons

0% Points

Number of sources

For National designations 1
TOTAL 1

Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial

12.73% coverage

505 km2 Land Area Protected

3,972 km2 Total Land Area

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine

85.31% coverage

1,233,453 km2 Marine Area Protected

1,445,887 km2 Total Marine Area

0.0% with management effectiveness evaluation

0.0 km2 Area Assessed

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IUCN Management categories

Management categories Count %
VI 1 100.0

Governance types

Name Governance type Count %
Federal or national ministry or agency 1 100.0

Related countries & territories

Parent countries & territories

Name Code
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland GBR

National designations

1

Categories Count
Marine Protected Area 1

Regional designations

0

Categories Count

International designations

0

Categories Count