South Shetland Islands

South′ Shet′land Is′lands,

Place Namesa group of islands in the British Antarctic Territory, N of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands;
claimed by Argentina and Chile.

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South Shetland Islands pl n

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

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