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A remote chain of islands south of Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean comprise the territory referred to as South Georgia and the Sandwitch Islands.  Originally discovered and named by the Spanish in the 17C, it later was claimed as a British Territory and has issued stamps for its territory.In 1964, the South Georgia and Sandwitch Islands became a point of conflict in the Falkland War between the British and Argentine forces.  For many years, the islands were exploited by seal hunters an …