Back جزيرة الملك جورج (جزر شيتلاند الجنوبية) Arabic Kinq-Corc adası Azerbaijani King George Insl BAR Кинг Джордж (остров) Bulgarian Illa Rei Jordi Catalan King George Island (pulo sa Antartika) CEB Ostrov krále Jiřího Czech King George Island German Reĝo Georgo (Antarkto) Esperanto Isla Rey Jorge Spanish
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:King_George_Island_map-en.svg) Map of King George Island | |
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:South_Shetland_Islands_location_map.svg)  King George Island Location in the South Shetland Islands &sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Antarctica_location_map.svg) King George Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°02′S 58°21′W / 62.033°S 58.350°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 1,150 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| Length | 95 km (59 mi) |
| Width | 25 km (15.5 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | around 500[citation needed] |
King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying 120 km (75 miles) off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. The island was named after King George III.