2017-07-28T18:58:48+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Elephant Island, Bridgeman Island (South Shetland Islands), Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Deception Island, Clarence Island (South Shetland Islands), Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands), Greenwich Island, Cornwallis Island (South Shetland Islands), Half Moon Island, Snow Island (South Shetland Islands), Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands), Livingston Island, King George Island (South Shetland Islands), Smith Island (South Shetland Islands), Low Island (South Shetland Islands) flashcards
South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

  • Elephant Island
    Elephant Island is an ice-covered mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean.
  • Bridgeman Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Bridgeman Island or Bridgemans's Island or Bridgman Island or Helena Island is one of the South Shetland Islands.
  • Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Gibbs Island lies 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
  • Deception Island
    Deception Island is an island in the South Shetland Islands archipelago, with one of the safest harbours in Antarctica.
  • Clarence Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Clarence Island is 21.
  • Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Penguin Island (also known as Georges Island, Île Pingouin, Isla Pingüino, and Penguin Isle) is one of the smaller of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
  • Greenwich Island
    Greenwich Island (variant historical names Sartorius Island, Berezina Island) is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and from 0.
  • Cornwallis Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Cornwallis Island is an island 1 mile (1.6 km) long, which lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the east end of Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands.
  • Half Moon Island
    Half Moon Island is a minor Antarctic island, lying 1.
  • Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Snow Island or Isla Nevada is a completely ice-covered island, 16 by 8 kilometres (9.9 by 5.0 mi) in size, lying 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
  • Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Nelson Island (historical names Leipzig Island, O'Cain's Island and Strachans Island) is an island 22 kilometres (12 nmi) long and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) wide, lying southwest of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
  • Livingston Island
    Livingston Island (historical Russian name Smolensk, 62°36′S 60°30′W / 62.600°S 60.500°W) is an Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands, Western Antarctica lying between Greenwich Island and Snow Islands.
  • King George Island (South Shetland Islands)
    King George Island (Argentina: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chile: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying 120 km (75 miles) off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean.
  • Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Smith Island is 20 miles (32 km) long and 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) wide, lying 45 miles (72 km) west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory.
  • Low Island (South Shetland Islands)
    Low Island or Isla Baja, historical names Jameson Island or Jamesons Island is an island 9 miles (14 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands.