Seal Island, South Shetland Islands
- Seal Island, South Shetland Islands
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 coord|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.
See also
* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
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