Seal Island, South Shetland Islands

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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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• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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