Shetland Islands Antarctica

It is a sunken volcano the crater of which about 10 miles 16 km in diameter forms one of the best anchorages in the antarctic.

Shetland islands antarctica. Surface area 148 square kilometres 57 sq mi. See all attractions in south shetland islands on tripadvisor. South shetland islands not belonging to or administered by any one nation but currently covered by the antarctic treaty where all territorial claims are suspended. Henryk arctowski polish antarctic station.

The islands have been claimed by the uni. 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. Deception island one of the south shetland islands in the drake passage off the antarctic peninsula. The south shetland islands are a group of antarctic islands with a total area of 3 687 square kilometres.

Get ready to bird watch as the islands are the home breeding grounds of terns skuas shags gulls and thousands of penguins of different kinds. Location 960 km 600miles south of tierra del fuego across the drakes passage about 160 km 100miles north of the antarctic peninsula across the bransfield strait. The south shetland islands just a half a day s cruise away from the antarctic peninsula is home to stunning scenery and astounding amounts of wildlife. What are the top attractions to visit in south shetland islands.

They lie about 120 kilometres north of the antarctic peninsula and between 430 kilometres to 900 kilometres south west from the nearest point of the south orkney islands.