Atherton Islands
The South Shetland Islands are an archipelago 120 km north of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a marine polar climate: very cold, but not as extremely cold as the mainland.Atherton Islands
- Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.08759° or 62° 5′ 15″ south
Longitude
-58.94603° or 58° 56′ 46″ west
Open location code
3893W363+XH
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Atherton Islands” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Atherton, islas”
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