Example


<svg width="5cm" height="3cm" viewBox="0 0 5 3" version="1.1">
     <desc>Example link01 - a link on an ellipse </desc>
     <rect x=".01" y=".01" width="4.98" height="2.98" fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width=".03"/>
     <a xlink:href="http://www.w3.org">
          <ellipse cx="2.5" cy="1.5" rx="2" ry="1" fill="red"/>
     </a>
</svg>
Original SVG source