South Orkney Islands
The Southern Ocean is the very cold ocean surrounding Antarctica and bathing several archipelagos. There are various definitions of its extent, but this page describes islands south of or close to the Antarctic Convergence, out to about 50°S.
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- …lies at an elevation of around 1,270 metres (4,150 feet)
- …is also known as “Orcadas del Sur”
- Description: group of islands in the Southern Ocean
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South Orkney Islands
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Latitude
-60.583° or 60° 34′ 59″ south
Longitude
-45.5° or 45° 30′ west
Open location code
38FPCG82+R2
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“South Orkney Islands” goes by many names.
Suid-OrkneyeilandeAfrikaans
Suidelike OrkneyeilandeAfrikaans
جزر أوركني الجنوبيةArabic
Հարավային Օրկնեյան կղզիներArmenian
Cənubi Orkney adalarıAzerbaijani
Hego OrkadakBasque
Паўднёвыя Аркнейскія астравыBelarusian
Inizi Orc’h ar SuBreton
Южни Оркнейски островиBulgarian
Illes Òrcades australsCatalan
Illes Òrcades del SudCatalan
Illes Orkney del SudCatalan
Orkney del SudCatalan
Orcadas del SurCebuano
南奥克尼群岛Chinese
南奧克尼群島Chinese
Južni OrkneyCroatian
Jižní OrknejeCzech
South Orkney IslandsCzech
Sydorkney-øerneDanish
CoronationeilandDutch
Orcadas del SurDutch
South Orkney IslandsDutch
Zuid-OrkneyeilandenDutch
Zuidelijke OrkneyeilandenDutch
Sudaj OrkadojEsperanto
Lõuna-Orkney saaredEstonian
Etelä-Orkneyn saaretFinnish
Eteläiset OrkneysaaretFinnish
სამხრეთი ორკნეის კუნძულებიGeorgian
Νότιες ΟρκάδεςGreek
איי אורקני הדרומייםHebrew
Kepulauan Orkney SelatanIndonesian
Isole Orcadi MeridionaliItalian
Orcadi meridionaliItalian
Orkney del SudItalian
サウス・オークニー諸島Japanese
Түштүк Оркней аралдарыKirghiz
사우스오크니 제도Korean
Orcades AustralesLatin
Dienvidorkneju salasLatvian
Pietų Orknio salosLithuanian
Јужни Оркниски ОстровиMacedonian
Sør-OrknøyeneNorwegian
Sør OrknøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
South Orkney IslandsNorwegian Bokmål
Sør-OrknøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Illas Orcadas dau SudOccitan (post 1500)
SūþorcanegeOld English (ca. 450-1100)
جزایر اورکنی جنوبیPersian
Orkady PołudniowePolish
Южные ОркнейскиеRussian
Южные Оркнейские островаRussian
Sooth Orkney IslandsScots
Južna Orknijska ostrvaSerbian
South OrkneysSerbian
Јужна Оркнијска острваSerbian
Južna Orknijska ostrvaSerbo-Croatian
Južné OrknejeSlovak
Južni Orkneyjski otokiSlovenian
Južno Orkneysko otočjeSlovenian
Otočje OrcadasSlovenian
Orcadas del SurSwedish
SydorkneyöarnaSwedish
Көньяк Оркней утрауларыTatar
South Orkney IslandsThai
หมู่เกาะเซาท์ออร์กนีย์Thai
Güney Orkney AdalarıTurkish
Південні Оркнейські островиUkrainian
Janubiy Orkni OrollariUzbek
Súdlike OrkneyeilannenWestern Frisian
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