South Orkney Islands

Japanese: サウス･オークニー[諸島]（英語表記）South Orkney Islands

A British archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the northeast coast of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Located between the Scotia Sea and the Weddell Sea, at approximately 60°35' south latitude and 45°30' west longitude, it is made up of Coronation Island, Rowley Island, and other small islands and reefs, with a total area of 624 km2. Mountainous, closed off by ice and snow, and barren, it is uninhabited except for whaling ships calling at the port and the observation station on Seaney Island. It was discovered in 1821 by a joint fleet of British G. Powell and American N. Palmer, and explored by J. Weddell in 1823, giving it its current name.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南大西洋，南極半島先端の北東沖にあるイギリス領の諸島。スコシア海とウェッデル海の間，南緯60゜35′，西経45゜30′付近に位置し，コロネーション島，ローリー島とその他の小島，岩礁から構成され，総面積624km2。山地が多く，氷雪に閉ざされて不毛なため，捕鯨船の寄港やシーニー島の観測基地を除いて無人。1821年イギリス人G.パウエルとアメリカ人N.パーマーの合同船団が発見，23年にJ.ウェッデルが探検して現在の地名をつけた。

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