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South Shetland Islands
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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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They left King George island in the South Shetlands on the edge of the icy continent on Saturday on a flight carrying 75 passengers.
They left King George island in the South Shetlands on the edge of the icy continent on Saturday on a flight carrying 75 passengers.
Twenty-four Britons and four Irish were among the ship's 86 passengers who have all now been flown from King George island in the South Shetlands to Chile.
 
 
 
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