Seal Island, South Shetland Islands
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 Location of Seal Island |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 60°58′S 55°24′W / 60.967°S 55.4°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Seal Islands (also known as Îles des Phoques, Islas Foca, Islotes Foca and Seal Rocks) are a group of small islands and rocks lying from 3 to 6 miles (4.8 to 9.7 km) northwest of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands. The Seal Islands are located at 60°58′S 55°24′W / 60.967°S 55.4°W. The group takes its name from the largest island, which Captain William Smith named Seal Island in 1820 because of the number of seals caught there.
The islands are protected by the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Ecosystem Monitoring Programme and require a permit to enter.[1]
[edit] See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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