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Encyclopedia > Rugged Island (South Shetland Islands)
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Rugged Island or Isla Rugosa or Lloyds Island or Ragged Island is an island 3 miles long and 1 mile wide, lying west of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Rugged Island is located at 62°38′ S 61°15′ W. Rugged Island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name has been well established in international usage for over 100 years. A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Livingston Island (62°36′ S 060°30′ W) is 61 km (38 mi) long and from 3 to 32 km (2 to 20 mi) wide, lying between Greenwich and Snow Islands in the South Shetland Islands. ... Jump to: navigation, search The South Shetland Islands or Iles Shetland du Sud or Islas Shetland del Sur or New South Britain or New South Shetland or Shetland Islands or South Shetlands or Sydshetland or Süd-Shetland Inseln are a chain of islands in the Southern Ocean lying about... Seal hunting or Sealing is the hunting and killing of Seals, usually for the purpose of selling their skins. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands


 

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