Welcome Islands

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Welcome Islands
Waters South Atlantic
archipelago South Georgia
Geographical location 53 ° 58 ′  S , 37 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 53 ° 58 ′  S , 37 ° 30 ′  W
Welcome Islands (South Georgia)
Welcome Islands
Number of islands > 5
Main island Dorada Island

The Welcome Islands ( English for welcome Islands ) are a group of rocky islands off the north coast of South Georgia . They are 6 km west-northwest of Cape Buller . These include, in north-south order, the High Rock , Sigma Island , Dorada Island , Pharos Island and, separated from the rest by the Whalers Passage , the Sky Rock .

The British navigator James Cook is considered to have discovered it in 1755. The naming of the islands dates back to at least 1912 and has been established ever since.

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