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The islands originally received their names from sailors who heard barking when they moored there, and assumed that they must be dogs. However, the barking noises were made by
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and the subgroup Seal Dogs about 1.8 mi (2.9 km) north east off Great Dog Island with
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Situated west off George Dog and within the same sub-group lies the small islet
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origin and have a total area of about 173 acres (70 ha)
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