South Shetland Islands - Islands

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.)