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South Orkney Islands (sh) and actuary (oh)


South Orkney Islands (sh)




Island group, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Located southeast of South America, the South Orkneys are composed of two large islands (Coronation and Laurie) and many smaller islands; they form part of the British Antarctic Territory. Barren and uninhabited, the islands have a total area of 240 sq mi (620 sq km). They were part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies until 1962. Signy Island is used as a base for Antarctic exploration.


actuary (oh)



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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: actuarius, from actum; ACT1]
someone whose job is to advise insurance companies on how much to charge for insurance, after calculating the risks
-- actuarial /7AktFu5eEriEl ?@ -5er-/ adj