British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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The British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is the sovereign authority of the United Kingdom as exercised over this remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy ⓘ
head of state role ⓘ
sovereign authority ⓘ
actsThrough Commissioner’s Office of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ
appoints Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
asserts United Kingdom sovereignty over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Falklands War ⓘ
coatOfArmsUsed Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
constitutionalHeadOf executive branch of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
judiciary of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple Crown is the source of executive, legislative and judicial authority in the territory ⓘ
constitutionalSystem parliamentary constitutional monarchy ⓘ
country South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
currentMonarch Charles III ⓘ
defenceResponsibility Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
exercisedBy monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
flagUsed Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
foreignRelationsResponsibility Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
governanceFramework British Overseas Territories Constitution Order framework ⓘ
governingLawSystem English law as applied to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
headOfStateFor South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
historicalPredecessor British Crown in the Falkland Islands Dependencies ⓘ
internationalStatus non-self-governing territory under British sovereignty ⓘ
jurisdiction South Georgia ⓘ
South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
languageOfInstruments English ⓘ
legalBasisOfAuthority Orders in Council relating to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament applicable to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
legalForm British Overseas Territory crown authority ⓘ
legalPersonality the Crown in right of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
monarchResidence United Kingdom ⓘ
notableDispute Argentine claim to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
partOf British Crown ⓘ
region South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
relatedTo British Crown in the British Antarctic Territory ⓘ
British Crown in the Falkland Islands ⓘ
representedBy Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
King’s representative in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
styleOfMonarch His Majesty ⓘ
symbolOf continuity of government in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
sovereignty of the United Kingdom over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
territoryType British Overseas Territory ⓘ
titleHolder King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
ultimateExecutiveAuthority monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → represents → British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → legalPersonality → the Crown in right of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
linked to: British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → historicalPredecessor → British Crown in the Falkland Islands Dependencies ⓘ
linked to: British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → relatedTo → British Crown in the Falkland Islands ⓘ
linked to: British Crown in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands