Sude is a constituent republic of Antarctic Region.
| Sude Republic | |
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| Archipelago of the South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | |
| Constituent Republic of Vekllei | |
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| Part of the Antarctic Region | |
| Accession | 1836, as part of the British Atlantic Territories |
| Area | 3,903 km² |
| Capital | Godthul |
| Languages | English |
| Population | 3,422 |
The Sude Republic is a constituent republic in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, and part of Antarctic Region. Its closest neighbour is the Falklands, which lies 1,300km northwest of the island group. It is a cold, barren territory with permanent snow across much of its land area, and is home to a few thousand people, hardy grasses, and introduced reindeer. It comprises the island of Georgia, where nearly all of its people live, and the Candlemas island chain to its south of around 11 islands.
Historically the main island of Georgia was used by the British and Norwegians as stations for whaling and blubber rendering, and most of these former stations form the core of the seven towns on the most populous island of Georgia. The capital, Godthul, was originally a Norwegian station founded in the early 20th Century, but whales have not been hunted around Sude for over a hundred years and their populations are in recovery.
Georgia has a mountainous interior consisting of stepped flats and windswept, barren peaks. It is a breeding ground for fur seals and king penguins, which can occasionally cause trouble near human settlements. The Candlemas islands are almost entirely uninhabited except for a weather and scientific station on Thule Island, and are prone to strong earthquakes. The climate there is characterised by long, cold winters and cool summers, with weather that changes quickly.
Georgia has a good port in its capital, and serves as a staging point for antarctic expeditions in Vekllei. The port in Godthul is also home to Naval Station Sude, a naval base for both military and littoral service vessels. Seven towns, mostly based at former whaling stations, serve the Sudenese population, which are linked by trams. The population are hardy, descended from British and Norwegian whalers as well as settlers from the Falklands. They have a close-knit, communal society dependent on fishing and government interest in the antarctic.
- Ammunition
- Electronic Components
- Fish
- Glass
- Palm Oil
- Plastics
- Rare Earths
- Salt
- Timber
Climate
Cold and windswept, with long dark winters and cool summers rarely exceeding 10°C. Snow can fall at any time of year, and sea ice restricts access to the islands during winter months. Conditions change rapidly.
Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day 1 Jan
- Good Friday
- Commonwealth Day 1 May
- Republic Day 4 Sep
- Christmas Day 25 Dec
- Boxing Day 26 Dec
- King Edward Point Station Hotel Atlantic Hotel 30
- Godthul Yard Austral Division 1,600
- Sude Barracks Austral Division 1,950
- Airlink Sude Marine Station Commonwealth Airways 20
- Falklands Missile Factory Commonwealth Arsenal 2,000
- Transatlantic Shipping Sude Station Commonwealth Lines 90
- Sude Antarctic Offshore Station Commonwealth Oil 90
- Candlemas Railway Company CommRail 239
- Falklands Missile Factory Federal Ordnance Establishment
- Naval Station Sude
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2015
Naval Station Sude is formally established in the Sude islands
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1975
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1940
British forces fortify whaling stations in Sude
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1908
The future capital of Godthul is founded as a whaling station by Norway in Sude
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1904
Grytviken is established as the first whaling station in Sude
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1836
The British Overseas Territories comprising Oslola, Kala and Demon are reincorporated as the British Atlantic Territories, including Anguilla, Lucaya, Habacoa, Summers, the Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands ( Caimanas), the Falklands, Montserrat ( Allia), Saint Helena ( Helena), Ascension ( Ascension), the Tristan da Cunha Islands ( Santes), the South Georgia and Sandwich Islands ( Sude), and the Turks and Caicos ( Caicos) Islands
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1775
Sude is discovered by Captain James Cook