| 词条 | Shag Rocks (South Georgia) |
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| name = Shag Rocks, Aurora Islands | image_name = SGI-2016-South Georgia–Shag Rocks 01.jpg{{!}}300px | image_caption = The Shag Rocks | locator_map = | map_caption = | nickname = | location = | coordinates = {{coord|53|33|S|42|02|W}} | archipelago = South Georgia | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | area_ha = 20 | length_km = | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = 75 | population = 0 | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = United Kingdom | additional_info = Also Claimed by Argentina }} The Shag Rocks ({{lang-es|Islas Aurora}}) are six small islands in the westernmost extreme of South Georgia, {{convert|240|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the main island of South Georgia and {{convert|1000|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the Falkland Islands. The Shag Rocks are located at {{coord|53|33|S|42|02|W|type:isle|display=inline}}. {{convert|16|km|mi}} further southeast is Black Rock. Black Rock is located at {{coord|53|39|S|41|48|W|type:isle|name=Black Rock}}. The Shag Rocks cover a total area of less than {{convert|20|ha|acre}}. Situated on the South Georgia Ridge, they have a peak elevation above sea level of {{convert|75|m|ft|0}}, and stand in water approximately {{convert|319|m|ft|0}} deep. Temperatures average {{convert|-1.2|°C|°F|1}}, rarely climbing above {{convert|15|°C|°F}}. There is no significant vegetation. The main wildlife found on the islands are the South Georgia shags, prions and wandering albatrosses. The Shag Rocks were discovered by Jose de la Llana in 1762 with the Spanish ship Aurora, and originally named the Aurora Islands, after his ship. They were visited by the Spanish ship San Miguel in 1769, again by the Aurora in 1774, and in 1779 by the Princesa and the Dolores. In 1794 the Auroras were finally mapped by the Spanish corvette Atrevida. However, the Aurora Islands are considered by many to have been a mistaken sighting that was coincidentally near the Shag Rocks, which were known to sealers prior to 1823{{fact|date=June 2017}}. They were later rediscovered by James P. Sheffield and given their current name, probably because shags and other seabirds frequent them. They were charted by Discovery Investigations personnel on the William Scoresby in 1927. The first landing on the islands was made in 1956 when Argentine geologist Mario Giovinetto was lowered from a helicopter to collect rock samples. GovernmentThe Shag Rocks are uninhabited and so lack any active administration. They form part of the British overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Before 1985 they came within the Falkland Islands Dependencies. Argentina also lays claim to many islands of the area, including Black Rock and Shag Rocks. The Falklands War of 1982 was fought by Britain and Argentina not only over the territories of the Falkland Islands, but also over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Black Rock and Shag Rocks are on the route from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia Island, on a seamount of Scotia Ridge. Britain won the 1982 Falklands War, and in 1985 formed its overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which includes Black Rock and Shag Rocks. It now assumes responsibility for preservation and defence of the area. Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and invaded and briefly occupied a number of the islands in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force. See also
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2 : Uninhabited islands of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|Islands of South Georgia |
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