Islands
From north to south the main and some minor islands of the South Shetlands are:
- Cornwallis Island (minor)
- Elephant Island (Mordvinova by Russia)
- Clarence Island (Shishkova by Russia)
- Rowett Island (minor)
- Gibbs Island (minor)
- Eadie Island (minor)
- King George Island (the largest, called May 25 island by Argentina, or Vaterloo by Russia)
- Bridgeman Island (minor)
- Penguin Island (minor - one of several Penguin Islands in the Antarctic region, also believed to be the location of the popular online game Club Penguin)
- Nelson Island (Leipzig by Russia)
- Robert Island (Polotsk by Russia)
- Aitcho Islands (minor)
- Greenwich Island (Berezina by Russia)
- Half Moon Island (minor)
- Desolation Island (minor)
- Livingston Island (second largest, Smolensk by Russia)
- Rugged Island (minor - one of several in the Antarctic region)
- Snow Island (one of several in the Antarctic region; Maly Yaroslavets by Russia)
- Smith Island (Borodino by Russia)
- Deception Island (Teylya by Russia)
- Low Island
- Seal Island (minor)
(The Russian names above are historical, and no longer the official Russian names of the relevant islands.)
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