Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage, north of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The South Shetland Islands are a group ofThe islands have been claimed by the United Kingdom since 1908 and as part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962. They are also claimed by the governments of Chile (since 1940, as part of the Antártica Chilena province), and by Argentina (since 1943, as part of Argentine Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego Province).
The South Shetland Islands have no official flag.
Islands[]
From north to south, the main islands of the South Shetland Islands are:
- Elephant Island
- Clarence Island
- King George Island
- Nelson Island
- Robert Island
- Greenwich Island
- Livingston Island
- Snow Island
- Smith Island
- Deception Island
- Low Island
Flag Proposals[]
South Shetland Islands flag proposal by Felof3!0, Apr 2022.
South Shetland Islands flag proposal by CrappyPapsBoyz, Jan 2025.
Sectors and territorial claims
Other (sub-)Antarctic territories
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