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The Shag Rocks (Spanish: Islas Aurora) are six small islands in the westernmost extreme of South Georgia, 240 km (150 mi) west of the main island of South Georgia and 1000 km (620 mi) off the Falkland Islands. The Shag Rocks are located at 53°33′S, 42°02′W Coordinates: 53°33′S, 42°02′W. Sixteen kilometers (10 mi) further southeast is Black Rock. Black Rock is located at 53°39′S, 41°48′W. The Shag Rocks cover a total area of less than 20 hectares (50 acres). Situated on the South Georgia Ridge, they have a peak elevation above sea level of 75 m (246 ft), and stand in water approximately 319 m (1046 ft) deep. Temperatures average -1.2°C (30°F), rarely climbing above 15°C (60°F). The main wildlife found on the islands are the South Georgian (Imperial) shags, prions and wandering albatrosses. The Shag Rocks were possibly discovered by Joseph de la Llana with the ship Aurora in 1762, and originally named the Aurora Islands, after the ship; however, the Aurora Islands are considered by many to have been a mistaken sighting that was coincidentally near the true Shag Rocks. They were known to sealers prior to 1823. They were later rediscovered by James 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 1956 when an Argentinean geologist was lowered from a helicopter to collect rock samples.

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