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Wikipedia: The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of 3,687 square kilometres (1,424 sq mi). By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for non-military use. The islands have been claimed by the United Kingdom since 1908 and have been part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962.
![[Bellingshausen base (Russia) on King George Island]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Antarctica_2C_pollution_2C_environment_2C_Russia_2C_Bellingshausen_5_1_s.jpg "Bellingshausen base (Russia) on King George Island")
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