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| | Encyclopedia of the Antarctic |
 | | Comprising three large islands (Young, Buckle, and Sturge) and numerous islets and stacks (including Sabrina, Row, Borradaile, Chinstrap, and Monolith), the Balleny Islands are located 66° 15' to 67° 10'S, 162° 15' to 164° 45'E, which is approximately 150 miles (240 km) off the coast of Victoria Land in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica. |
 | | The islands are heavily glaciated, with cliffs of rock or ice and a few gravel beaches, and are volcanic in origin, although no recent seismic activity has been recorded. |
 | | Because of their remote geographical location and the difficulty of making a landing on many of the islands, they have been protected from human activities, but, as a consequence, they are also poorly documented. |
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