Seal Island (South Shetland Islands)

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Location of Seal Island
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Location of Seal Island

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 northwest of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands. The Seal Islands are located at 60°58′S 55°24′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.

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Antarctica South Shetland Islands Antarctica
Clarence Island • Deception Island • Elephant Island • Greenwich Island • King George Island • Livingston Island • Low Island • Nelson Island • Robert Island • Smith Island • Snow Island
Aitcho Islands • Bridgeman Island • Cornwallis Island • Desolation Island • Gibbs Island • Half Moon Island • Penguin Island • Rowett Island • Rugged Island • Seal Island
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