class="apple-converted-space"> South Shetland Islands, in the
Southern Ocean. Its name was given by
early explorers sighting
elephant
seals
on its shores. It is 1,253
kilometres (779 mi) west southwest of
South
Georgia, 935 kilometres (581 mi) south of the
Falkland Islands, and 885 kilometres
(550 mi) southeast of
Cape
Horn. It is within the Antarctic claims of
Argentina,
Chile
and the
UK.
Brazil
has two refuges on the island,
Goeldi
and
Wiltgen,
supporting the work of up to six researchers each during the
summer
