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The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of 3,687 km 2 (1,424 sq mi). They lie about 120 kilometres (65 nautical miles) north of the Antarctic Peninsula , [ 1 ] and between 430 and 900 km (230 and 485 nmi) southwest of the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands .
Superb map of Livingston Island and Greenwich Island of the South Shetland Islands made by the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria in 2005 and kindly released under a free license along with all accompanying photographs (taken personally by Wikipedian Lyubomir Ivanov, Chairman of the Commission). Exceptional resolution and detail.
South Bay) is a 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) wide bay indenting for 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica The bay is lying northwest of False Bay and east of Walker Bay , and is entered between Hannah Point and Miers Bluff .
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Fort Point is a conspicuous rocky point rising to 85 m and linked by a low 700 m isthmus to the southeast coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature's name is descriptive, replacing the earlier version 'Castle Rock'.
Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822; South Shetland Islands: Deception Island. Scale 1:50000 map. Insets: Sail Rock 1:10000. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2010
Livingston Island is situated in West Antarctica, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Cape Roquemaurel on the Antarctic mainland, 809 km (503 mi) south-southeast of Cape Horn in South America, 796 km (495 mi) southeast of the Diego Ramírez Islands (the southernmost land of South America), 1,063 km (661 mi) due south of the Falkland Islands, 1,571 km ...
Hetty Rock is the largest of several rocks in Walker Bay off John Beach in western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after the British sealing ship Hetty under Captain Ralph Bond that operated in the South Shetlands in 1820–21.
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