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The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of 3,687 km (1,424 sq mi). They lie about 120 kilometres (65 nautical miles) north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between 430 and 900 km (230 and 485 nmi) southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. By
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See moreThe islands were discovered by the British mariner William Smith, in William, in 1819. Although it has been postulated that Dutch mariner Dirck Gerritsz in 1599 or Spanish Admiral Gabriel de Castilla in 1603 might have sighted the South
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See moreDespite the harsh conditions, the islands do support vegetation and are part of the Scotia Sea Islands tundra ecoregion, along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,
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See more• Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell
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See moreAs a group of islands, the South Shetland Islands are located at 62°0′S 58°0′W / 62.000°S 58.000°W . They are within the region 61° 00'–63° 37' South, 53° 83'–62° 83' West. The islands lie
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See moreFrom north to south the main and some minor islands of the South Shetlands are:
• Cornwallis Island (minor)
• Elephant Island (Mordvinova by Russia)...
See more• Cape Plenty
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