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South Shetland Islands

An archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean off Antarctica. Formerly used as land bases by sealers and whalers, the islands are part of the British Antarctic Territory although they have also been claimed by Argentina and Chile.

South Shetland Islands

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(Placename) a group of islands in the S Atlantic, north of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of British Antarctic Territory since 1962. Area: 4662 sq. km (1800 sq. miles)

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British Antarctic Territory Drake Passage			The worst helicopter disaster happened in 1986 when 45 workers were killed travelling from the Brent field, after their Chinook helicopter went down just two miles from Sumburgh airport in South Shetland. A terrible reminder of rig work hazards by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) The worst air disaster was in 1986 when 45 people were killed after a Chinook travelling from the Brent field went down near South Shetland. Series of disasters haunt rig workers by The Mirror (London, England) Your first sight of land after your Antarctic Ocean voyage will be the South Shetland Islands. An Antartica Cruise... the Allure of the South Pole by Meryl Rougeaux / Travel, recreation and leisure community			South Korean South Korean monetary unit South Korean won South Lanarkshire South Loup South Nahanni South of Houston South Orkney Islands South Ossetia South Pacific South Pacific Ocean South Pass South Picene South Platte South Platte River South Polar Region South Pole South River South San Francisco South Sandwich Islands South Saskatchewan South Sea South Sea Bubble South Sea Islands South Seas South Shetland South Shetland Islands South Shields south side South Slavic south southeast South southerly south southwest South Temperate Zone South Tyneside South Tyrol South Vietnam South Vietnamese South Wales South West Africa South Whittier south wind South Yemen South Yorkshire South-African yellowwood south-central South-Central Dravidian south-east South-East Asia south-easterly south-eastern			South Santee River South Santiam Watershed Council South Saskatchewan South Saskatchewan South Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League South Saskatchewan Regiment South Saskatchewan River South Saskatchewan River South Saskatchewan River Basin South Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra South Sea South Sea South Sea (South China Sea) South Sea (South China Sea) South Sea bubble South Sea bubble South Sea bubble South Sea Evangelical Church South Sea Imports South Sea Islander South Sea Islands South Sea Islands South Seabrook Marine District South Seas South Seas South Seas Group, Inc. South Seattle Crime Prevention Council South Seminole Heights Civic Association South Seminole Middle School South Shetland South Shetland Islands South Shetland Islands South Shetlands South Shetlands South Shields South Shields South Shields (town) South Shields (town) South Shore Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth South Shore Atari Group South Shore Babe Ruth South Shore Baptist Church South Shore Baseball Club South Shore Bay Band South Shore Building Service, Inc. South Shore Christian Academy South Shore Christian Fellowship South Shore Circus Concert Band South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. South Shore Community Broadband South Shore Community Services LLC South Shore Concert Band South Shore District Health Authority South Shore District School Board South Shore Educational Collaborative South Shore Estuary Reserve South Shore Guidance Association South Shore Gunite

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