{"id":93904,"date":"2026-03-20T13:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=93904"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:49:43","slug":"south-shetland-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/south-shetland-island\/","title":{"rendered":"South Shetland Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>South Shetland Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About South Shetland Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The South Shetland Islands are a <\/span><b>remote archipelago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the <\/span><b>Antarctic Peninsula.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The South Shetland Islands are often called the jewel in Antarctica\u2019s crown.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first discovered in 1819 by <\/span><b>British mariner William Smith<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Formation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The islands were formed <\/span><b>by volcanic activity,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and some of the islands are still active today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most well-known is <\/span><b>Deception Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has a large, flooded caldera.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than <\/span><b>80% of the land area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is covered by <\/span><b>permanent ice.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>no permanent residents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on this island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some <\/span><b>countries maintain small teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at research stations, depending on the season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Birds:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gentoo, Chinstrap, Ad\u00e9lie and even a couple of Macaroni Penguins breed on the islands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mammals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>marine mammals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consist of species such as Crabeater Seal, Leopard Seal, Weddell Seal, Fin Whale, Humpback Whale, and the Southern Right Whale.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/67-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-south-shetland-islands-gfz-reports-shallow-depth-2884470-2026-03-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Shetland Islands are a remote archipelago located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the Antarctic Peninsula. 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