| has gloss | eng: The sovereignty of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is disputed between the United Kingdom and Argentina. The United Kingdom annexed the islands in 1908 and exercises de facto control with the exception of a brief period during the Falklands War in 1982. The dispute started in 1927 when Argentina claimed sovereignty over South Georgia, and subsequently was expanded in scope with Argentina claiming the South Sandwich Islands in 1938. The islands have no indigenous population , and currently no permanent population. |
