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Elephant Island facts for kids

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Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica. It is at the edge of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. It has an area of 558 km², and its highest elevation is 973 metres.

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    Elephant Island

  • Chinstrap Penguins and Antarctic Fur Seals at Point Wild, Elephant Island (6019132027)

    Chinstrap penguins and Antarctic fur seals at Point Wild, Elephant Island

  • Elephant island party

    Elephant Island party, 1916

  • LaunchingTheJamesCaird2

    Launch of the James Caird from the shore of Elephant Island

  • AllSafeAllWell

    Shackleton leaves Elephant Island on the James Caird

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla Elefante para niños

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