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Sealers Passage


Sealers Passage is a marine channel between Elephant Island and the Seal Islands, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971. the passage is a short cut around the north coast of Elephant Island used by sealers in the 1820s.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sealers Passage" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 61°2′S 55°23′W / 61.033°S 55.383°W / -61.033; -55.383



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