Conqueror Island
| Conqueror Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 20 ′ S , 37 ° 5 ′ W | |
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Conqueror Island is a tussock- covered island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is in front of Fanning Ridge .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror , which was used in the Falklands War in April 1982 to retake South Georgia after the armed forces of Argentina invaded .
Web links
- Conqueror Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)