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Comparative chronology of the peri-Antarctic islands
Dates of discovery, first landing and first sealers:
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Discovery
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First landing
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First sealers
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Bouveto/ya
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1739
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1822
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1822
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Prince Edward Islands
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1663
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1799
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1799
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Iles Crozet
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1772
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1772
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1804
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Iles Kerguelen
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1772
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1772
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1791
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Heard Island
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1853
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1855
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1855
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Ile Amsterdam
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1522
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1696
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1789
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Ile Saint-Paul
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1618
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1696
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1789
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Macquarie Island
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1810
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1810
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1810
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Balleny Islands
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1839
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1839
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1839
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Auckland Islands
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1806
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1807
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1807
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Campbell Island
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1810
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1810
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1810
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Scott Island
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1902
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1902
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Peter I O/y
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1821
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1929
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South Shetland Islands
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1819
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1820
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1820
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South Orkney Islands
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1821
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1821
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1821
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Shag Rocks
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1762
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1956
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South Georgia
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1675
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1775
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1786
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South Sandwich Islands
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1775
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1811
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1811
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Gough Island
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1505
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1675
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1804
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[Antarctica
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1819
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1821
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1821]
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Dates of land-based whaling and sealing factories
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Discovery
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First landing
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First sealers
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Iles Kerguelen
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1908-14
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1920-29
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1951-56
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Macquarie Island
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1888-1917
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(sealing only)
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Campbell Island
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1909-16
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(two small stations)
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South Shetland Islands
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1912-31
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South Orkney Islands
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1920-26
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South Georgia
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1904-66
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(seven stations)
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[Falkland Islands
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1908-17]
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22 May 2002