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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3" title="جزيرة روس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جزيرة روس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islla_de_Ross" title="Islla de Ross – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Islla de Ross" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_adas%C4%B1" title="Ross adası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ross adası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0_(%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%9E)" title="Роса (востраў) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Роса (востраў)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81_(%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2)" title="Рос (остров) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Рос (остров)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illa_de_Ross" title="Illa de Ross – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Illa de Ross" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Island_(pulo_sa_Antartika)" title="Ross Island (pulo sa Antartika) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ross Island (pulo sa Antartika)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%C5%AFv_ostrov" title="Rossův ostrov – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rossův ostrov" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Island" title="Ross Island – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ross Island" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross-Insel" title="Ross-Insel – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ross-Insel" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossi_saar" title="Rossi saar – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Rossi saar" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A1%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Νήσος Ρος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νήσος Ρος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_de_Ross" title="Isla de Ross – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Isla de Ross" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulo_Ross" title="Insulo Ross – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Insulo Ross" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_uhartea" title="Ross uhartea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ross uhartea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="جزیره راس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جزیره راس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_de_Ross" title="Île de Ross – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Île de Ross" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illa_Ross" title="Illa Ross – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Illa Ross" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A1%9C%EC%8A%A4%EC%84%AC" title="로스섬 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="로스섬" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AA,_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="रॉस द्वीप, अंटार्कटिका – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रॉस द्वीप, अंटार्कटिका" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossov_otok" title="Rossov otok – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Rossov otok" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Ross" title="Pulau Ross – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pulau Ross" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isola_di_Ross" title="Isola di Ross – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Isola di Ross" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1_(%D7%90%D7%99)" title="רוס (אי) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="רוס (אי)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AB%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="როსის კუნძული – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="როსის კუნძული" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_sala" title="Rosa sala – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Rosa sala" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roso_sala" title="Roso sala – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Roso sala" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross-sziget" title="Ross-sziget – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Ross-sziget" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2" title="Росов Остров – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Росов Остров" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_(eiland)" title="Ross (eiland) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ross (eiland)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E5%B3%B6" title="ロス島 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ロス島" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%C3%B8ya_(Antarktis)" title="Rossøya (Antarktis) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Rossøya (Antarktis)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Island" title="Ross Island – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Ross Island" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%AC%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%81" title="روس جزیرہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="روس جزیرہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyspa_Rossa" title="Wyspa Rossa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wyspa Rossa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilha_de_Ross" title="Ilha de Ross – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ilha de Ross" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0" title="Остров Росса – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Остров Росса" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Island" title="Ross Island – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Ross Island" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossov_ostrov" title="Rossov ostrov – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Rossov ostrov" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossov_otok" title="Rossov otok – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Rossov otok" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Росово острво – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Росово острво" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossinsaari" title="Rossinsaari – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Rossinsaari" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross%C3%B6n,_Antarktis" title="Rossön, Antarktis – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Rossön, Antarktis" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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Topographical map, scaled one to two hundred and fifty thousand. Sourced from the United States Geological Survey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/South_End_of_Ross_Island.jpg/260px-South_End_of_Ross_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/South_End_of_Ross_Island.jpg/390px-South_End_of_Ross_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/South_End_of_Ross_Island.jpg/520px-South_End_of_Ross_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">South end of Ross Island, with the pyramidal <a href="/wiki/Observation_Hill_(McMurdo_Station)" title="Observation Hill (McMurdo Station)">Observation Hill</a> at the center of the image, between <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Station" title="McMurdo Station">McMurdo Station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Base" title="Scott Base">Scott Base</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula#Crater_Hill" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Crater Hill</a> is visible to the right.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Ross Island</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ross_Island&params=77_30_S_168_00_E_scale:2000000_type:isle"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">77°30′S</span> <span class="longitude">168°00′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">77.500°S 168.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-77.500; 168.000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Archipelago" title="Ross Archipelago">Ross Archipelago</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">2,460 km<sup>2</sup> (950 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">3,794 m (12448 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest point</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mount_Erebus" title="Mount Erebus">Mount Erebus</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Administered under the <a href="/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System" title="Antarctic Treaty System">Antarctic Treaty System</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">1300</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ross_Island_(orthographic_projection).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ross_Island_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/290px-Ross_Island_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ross_Island_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/435px-Ross_Island_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ross_Island_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/580px-Ross_Island_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a><figcaption>Orthographic projection centered over Ross Island</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Ross Island</b> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ross_Island&params=77_30_S_168_00_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">77°30′S</span> <span class="longitude">168°00′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">77.500°S 168.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-77.500; 168.000</span></span></span></a></span></span>) is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Sound" title="McMurdo Sound">McMurdo Sound</a> and extending 43 nautical miles (80 km; 49 mi) from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Bird" title="Cape Bird">Cape Bird</a> in the north to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Armitage" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Armitage">Cape Armitage</a> in the south, and a similar distance from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Royds" title="Cape Royds">Cape Royds</a> in the west to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Crozier" title="Cape Crozier">Cape Crozier</a> in the east. The island is entirely volcanic. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Erebus" title="Mount Erebus">Mount Erebus</a>, 3,795 metres (12,451 ft), near the center, is an active volcano. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Terror_(Antarctica)" title="Mount Terror (Antarctica)">Mount Terror</a>, 3,230 metres (10,600 ft) about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) eastward, is an extinct volcano. <a href="/wiki/Mount_Bird" title="Mount Bird">Mount Bird</a> rises to 1,765 metres (5,791 ft) just south of Cape Bird.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross Island lies within the boundary of <a href="/wiki/Ross_Dependency" title="Ross Dependency">Ross Dependency</a>, an area of Antarctica claimed by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discovery">Discovery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discovery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This area was discovered by Sir <a href="/wiki/James_Clark_Ross" title="James Clark Ross">James Clark Ross</a> in 1841, but he thought it formed part of the mainland of Victoria Land. It was determined to be an island and named Ross Island by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04), led by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott" title="Robert Falcon Scott">Robert Falcon Scott</a>, in honor of Sir James Clark Ross.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross Island was the base for many of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Antarctica" title="History of Antarctica">early expeditions to Antarctica</a>. It is the southernmost island reachable by sea. Huts built by Scott's and <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton" title="Ernest Shackleton">Shackleton's</a> expeditions are still standing on the island, preserved as historical sites. </p><p>Today Ross Island is home to <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Scott_Base" title="Scott Base">Scott Base</a> and to the largest Antarctic settlement, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Antarctic_Program" title="United States Antarctic Program">United States Antarctic Program</a>'s <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Station" title="McMurdo Station">McMurdo Station</a>. <a href="/wiki/Greenpeace" title="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</a> established <a href="/wiki/World_Park_Base" title="World Park Base">World Park Base</a> on the island and ran it for five years, from 1987 to 1992. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png/290px-Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png/435px-Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png/580px-Ross_Island_Map_USGS_250k.png 2x" data-file-width="2106" data-file-height="1686" /></a><figcaption>Map of Ross Island</figcaption></figure> <p>Because of the persistent presence of the <a href="/wiki/Ice_sheet" title="Ice sheet">ice sheet</a>, the island is sometimes taken to be part of the Antarctic mainland. Only a small portion of the island is free of ice and snow. Its area is 2,460 square kilometres (950 sq mi). Despite its relatively small size, Ross Island is the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_by_highest_point" title="List of islands by highest point">6th highest island</a> and the highest island in Antarctica. It has the highest average elevation of any island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Major volcanic peaks include, from west to east, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Bird" title="Mount Bird">Mount Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Erebus" title="Mount Erebus">Mount Erebus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Terra_Nova" title="Mount Terra Nova">Mount Terra Nova</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mount_Terror_(Antarctica)" title="Mount Terror (Antarctica)">Mount Terror</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mount Erebus is (3,794 metres (12,448 ft)) is the planet's southernmost active volcano. The dormant volcano Mount Terror (3,230 metres (10,600 ft)), is the second highest on the island. They were named by Captain <a href="/wiki/James_Clark_Ross" title="James Clark Ross">James Ross</a> after his ships <a href="/wiki/HMS_Erebus_(1826)" title="HMS Erebus (1826)">HMS <i>Erebus</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMS_Terror_(1813)" title="HMS Terror (1813)">HMS <i>Terror</i></a>. The third highest elevation is <a href="/wiki/Mount_Bird" title="Mount Bird">Mount Bird</a>, with Shell Glacier and Endeavour Piedmont Glacier on its slopes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeMasurierThomson1990_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELeMasurierThomson1990-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Erebus_hotspot" title="Erebus hotspot">Erebus hotspot</a> is thought to be responsible for the island's volcanic activity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorganPhipps_Morgan200726–27_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorganPhipps_Morgan200726–27-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stations_and_huts">Stations and huts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Stations and huts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The base of the <a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Hut Point Peninsula</a> is home to <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Station" title="McMurdo Station">McMurdo Station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Base" title="Scott Base">Scott Base</a>. <a href="/wiki/Scott%27s_Hut" title="Scott's Hut">Scott's Hut</a> is further north on the west coast, at <a href="/wiki/Cape_Evans" title="Cape Evans">Cape Evans</a>. North of this at <a href="/wiki/Cape_Royds" title="Cape Royds">Cape Royds</a> is <a href="/wiki/Shackleton%27s_Hut" title="Shackleton's Hut">Shackleton's Hut</a>. Finally, the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Bird_Hut" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Bird Hut">Cape Bird Hut</a> is just south of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Bird" title="Cape Bird">Cape Bird</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>McMurdo Station, established in 1955, is the largest station in Antarctica. It provides logistic support to the United States Antarctic Program. It has a harbor, landing strips, about 85 buildings including large three story structures, a power plant, warehouses and other infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcMurdo_Station_NSF_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcMurdo_Station_NSF-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Scott Base was established on <a href="/wiki/Pram_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Pram Point">Pram Point</a> by New Zealand in 1957 as a permanent base supporting scientific researchers who visit Antarctica in the summer. The area under roof is about 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAntarctic_Station_Catalogue92–93_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAntarctic_Station_Catalogue92–93-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Scott’s hut at Cape Evans was the base for <a href="/wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott" title="Robert Falcon Scott">Robert Falcon Scott</a>’s British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition 1910–1913. It was built in January 1911 on a beach of volcanic scoria on the north-west side of Cape Evans. The Antarctic Heritage Trust has restored the hut and now maintains it.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott’s_Terra_Nova_Hut_AHF_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScott’s_Terra_Nova_Hut_AHF-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds is a prefabricated timber hut built in London in 1907 for <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton" title="Ernest Shackleton">Ernest Shackleton</a>’s British Antarctic (Nimrod) Expedition 1907–1909. It was disassembled, then rebuilt on site, and used by the expedition for 14 months.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEErnest_Shackleton’s_Hut_AHT_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEErnest_Shackleton’s_Hut_AHT-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape Bird Hut was a six-person shelter built at New Zealand's Scott Base in 1966 and taken by helicopter to Cape Bird. It was rebuilt in 1991, can house eight people, and has a kitchen with a propane stove and diesel-powered central heating.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVaretto2021_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVaretto2021-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Capes_and_peninsulas">Capes and peninsulas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Capes and peninsulas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:McMurdo,_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/McMurdo%2C_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg/220px-McMurdo%2C_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/McMurdo%2C_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg/330px-McMurdo%2C_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/McMurdo%2C_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg/440px-McMurdo%2C_seen_from_an_LC-130.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of the tip of <a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Hut Point Peninsula</a> with <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Station" title="McMurdo Station">McMurdo Station</a> on the near side and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Base" title="Scott Base">Scott Base</a> on the far side</figcaption></figure> <p>Capes and peninsulas include, clockwise from the south, the <a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Hut Point Peninsula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Evans" title="Cape Evans">Cape Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Royds" title="Cape Royds">Cape Royds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Bird" title="Cape Bird">Cape Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Tennyson" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Tennyson">Cape Tennyson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Crozier" title="Cape Crozier">Cape Crozier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_MacKay" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape MacKay">Cape MacKay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km; 2.3 to 3.5 mi) wide and 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, projecting south-west from the slopes of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Erebus" title="Mount Erebus">Mount Erebus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995356_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995356-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, forming the north side of the entrance to <a href="/wiki/Erebus_Bay" title="Erebus Bay">Erebus Bay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995227_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995227-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Sound" title="McMurdo Sound">McMurdo Sound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995634_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995634-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape Bird marks the north extremity of Ross Island.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199567_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts199567-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape Tennyson is a rock cape on the north coast of Ross Island, about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) southeast of Cape Bird.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995738_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995738-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape Crozier is the most easterly point of Ross Island.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995164_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995164-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cape MacKay is an ice-covered cape which forms the southeast extremity of Ross Island.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995452_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995452-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_bays">Major bays</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Major bays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Large bays include <a href="/wiki/Erebus_Bay" title="Erebus Bay">Erebus Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wohlschlag_Bay" title="Wohlschlag Bay">Wohlschlag Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Bay" title="Lewis Bay">Lewis Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windless_Bight" title="Windless Bight">Windless Bight</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Erebus Bay is about 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) wide between <a href="/wiki/Cape_Evans" title="Cape Evans">Cape Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Hut Point Peninsula</a>, on the west side of Ross Island.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Wohlschlag Bay is a large bay indenting the west side of Ross Island between <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Harrison Bluff">Harrison Bluff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Royds" title="Cape Royds">Cape Royds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995821_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995821-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lewis Bay is a bay indenting the north coast of Ross Island between Mount Bird and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Tennyson" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Tennyson">Cape Tennyson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995430–431_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995430–431-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Windless Bight is the prominent bight indenting the south side of Ross Island eastward of <a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Hut Point Peninsula</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995818_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995818-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_glaciers">Major glaciers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Major glaciers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg/220px-Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg/330px-Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg/440px-Ponting_Barne_Glacier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3180" data-file-height="2272" /></a><figcaption>Barne Glacier around 1910</figcaption></figure> <p>Major glaciers entering the sea or ice cap around the island include, clockwise from the south, <a href="/wiki/Erebus_Glacier" title="Erebus Glacier">Erebus Glacier</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Erebus_Glacier_Tongue" title="Erebus Glacier Tongue">Erebus Glacier Tongue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barne_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Barne Glacier">Barne Glacier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shell_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Glacier">Shell Glacier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terror_Glacier_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="Terror Glacier (Antarctica)">Terror Glacier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aurora_Glacier_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurora Glacier (Antarctica)">Aurora Glacier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Erebus Glacier is a glacier draining the lower southern slopes of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Erebus" title="Mount Erebus">Mount Erebus</a>. It flows west to <a href="/wiki/Erebus_Bay" title="Erebus Bay">Erebus Bay</a> where it forms the floating Erebus Glacier Tongue.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Shell Glacier is a western lobe of the Mount Bird icecap. It descends steeply in the valley north of <a href="/wiki/Trachyte_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Trachyte Hill">Trachyte Hill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Harrison Bluff">Harrison Bluff</a> in the center of the ice-free area on the lower western slopes of Mount Bird.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995669_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995669-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Barne Glacier is a steep glacier which descends from the west slopes of Mount Erebus and terminates on the west side of Ross Island between <a href="/wiki/Cape_Barne" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Barne">Cape Barne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Evans" title="Cape Evans">Cape Evans</a> where it forms a steep ice cliff.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199546_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts199546-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Terror Glacier is a large glacier between Mount Terra Nova and Mount Terror, flowing south into <a href="/wiki/Windless_Bight" title="Windless Bight">Windless Bight</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995740_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995740-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Aurora Glacier is a large glacier draining that part of Ross Island between Mount Erebus and Mount Terra Nova, and flowing south into <a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Ice_Shelf" title="McMurdo Ice Shelf">McMurdo Ice Shelf</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199534_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts199534-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_and_subantarctic_islands" title="List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands">List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Sound" title="McMurdo Sound">McMurdo Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Sea" title="Ross Sea">Ross Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Bank" title="Ross Bank">Ross Bank</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995631_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 631.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERoss_Island_USGS_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRoss_Island_USGS">Ross Island USGS</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELeMasurierThomson1990-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELeMasurierThomson1990_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeMasurierThomson1990">LeMasurier & Thomson 1990</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorganPhipps_Morgan200726–27-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorganPhipps_Morgan200726–27_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMorganPhipps_Morgan2007">Morgan & Phipps Morgan 2007</a>, pp. 26–27.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMcMurdo_Station_NSF-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcMurdo_Station_NSF_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMcMurdo_Station_NSF">McMurdo Station NSF</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAntarctic_Station_Catalogue92–93-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAntarctic_Station_Catalogue92–93_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAntarctic_Station_Catalogue">Antarctic Station Catalogue</a>, pp. 92–93.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEScott’s_Terra_Nova_Hut_AHF-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScott’s_Terra_Nova_Hut_AHF_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFScott’s_Terra_Nova_Hut_AHF">Scott’s Terra Nova Hut AHF</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEErnest_Shackleton’s_Hut_AHT-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEErnest_Shackleton’s_Hut_AHT_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFErnest_Shackleton’s_Hut_AHT">Ernest Shackleton’s Hut AHT</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEVaretto2021-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVaretto2021_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFVaretto2021">Varetto 2021</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995356-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995356_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 356.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995227-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995227_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 227.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995634-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995634_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 634.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts199567-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199567_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 67.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995738-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995738_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 738.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995164-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995164_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 164.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995452-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995452_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 452.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995224_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 224.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995821-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995821_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 821.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995430–431-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995430–431_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, pp. 430–431.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995818-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995818_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 818.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995669-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995669_21-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 669.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts199546-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199546_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 46.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995740-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995740_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 740.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAlberts199534-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199534_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAlberts1995">Alberts 1995</a>, p. 34.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ross_Island&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span 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.cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAlberts1995" class="citation cs2">Alberts, Fred G., ed. 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Station">McMurdo Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Base" title="Scott Base">Scott Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott%27s_Hut" title="Scott's Hut">Scott's Hut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shackleton%27s_Hut" title="Shackleton's Hut">Shackleton's Hut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Park_Base" title="World Park Base">World Park Base</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elevated <br />features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Mountains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbott_Peak_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abbott Peak (Antarctica)">Abbott Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ainley_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Ainley Peak">Ainley Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barker_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Barker Peak">Barker Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beeby_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Beeby Peak">Beeby Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Caldwell Peak">Caldwell Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuan_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Chuan Peak">Chuan Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Cis" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Cis">Mount Cis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Coleman Peak">Coleman Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coughran_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Coughran Peak">Coughran Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detrick_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Detrick Peak">Detrick Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dibble_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Dibble Peak">Dibble Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fang" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fang">The Fang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Joyce Peak">Joyce Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristin_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Kristin Peak">Kristin Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_McIntosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount McIntosh">Mount McIntosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manahan_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Manahan Peak">Manahan Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Melton" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Melton">Mount Melton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Millennium Peak">Millennium Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Moore Peak">Moore Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nash_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Nash Peak">Nash Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oamaru_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Oamaru Peak">Oamaru Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohau_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohau Peak">Ohau Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parawera_Cone" class="mw-redirect" title="Parawera Cone">Parawera Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scanniello_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Scanniello Peak">Scanniello Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherve_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Sherve Peak">Sherve Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slattery_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Slattery Peak">Slattery Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sutherland" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Sutherland">Mount Sutherland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarak%C3%A4k%C3%A4_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarakäkä Peak">Tarakäkä Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Puna_Roimata_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Te Puna Roimata Peak">Te Puna Roimata Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tent_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Tent Peak">Tent Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Sisters_Cones" class="mw-redirect" title="Three Sisters Cones">Three Sisters Cones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turret_Cone" class="mw-redirect" title="Turret Cone">Turret Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Peak" class="mw-redirect" title="Wong Peak">Wong Peak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Volcanoes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Bird" title="Mount Bird">Mount Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Knob" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Knob">Black Knob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulder_Cones" class="mw-redirect" title="Boulder Cones">Boulder Cones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinder_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinder Hill">Cinder Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Erebus" title="Mount Erebus">Mount Erebus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="First Crater">First Crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamble_Cone" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamble Cone">Gamble Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half_Moon_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="Half Moon Crater">Half Moon Crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoopers_Shoulder" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoopers Shoulder">Hoopers Shoulder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="Inner Crater">Inner Crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Cone" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyle Cone">Kyle Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hills" title="Kyle Hills">Kyle Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Main_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="Main Crater">Main Crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Observation_Hill_(McMurdo_Station)" title="Observation Hill (McMurdo Station)">Observation Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Crater">Second Crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheppard_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheppard Crater">Sheppard Crater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Terra_Nova" title="Mount Terra Nova">Mount Terra Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Terror_(Antarctica)" title="Mount Terror (Antarctica)">Mount Terror</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topping_Cone" class="mw-redirect" title="Topping Cone">Topping Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin_Crater" class="mw-redirect" title="Twin Crater">Twin Crater</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Hills</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hill_(Ross_Island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Hill (Ross Island)">Alexander Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Knob" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Knob">Black Knob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cone_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Cone Hill">Cone Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conical_Hill,_Antarctica" class="mw-redirect" title="Conical Hill, Antarctica">Conical Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzgerald_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Fitzgerald Hill">Fitzgerald Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford Rock">Ford Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inclusion_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Inclusion Hill">Inclusion Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keys_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Keys Hill">Keys Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Knoll" class="mw-redirect" title="The Knoll">The Knoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutz_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutz Hill">Lutz Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Observation_Hill_(McMurdo_Station)" title="Observation Hill (McMurdo Station)">Observation Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Post Office Hill">Post Office Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trachyte_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Trachyte Hill">Trachyte Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Nunataks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Rocks" class="mw-redirect" title="Allen Rocks">Allen Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Rock_(Antarctica)" title="Castle Rock (Antarctica)">Castle Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centipede_Nunatak" class="mw-redirect" title="Centipede Nunatak">Centipede Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaka_Nunatak" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaka Nunatak">Kaka Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakapo_Nunatak" class="mw-redirect" title="Kakapo Nunatak">Kakapo Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kea_Nunataks" class="mw-redirect" title="Kea Nunataks">Kea Nunataks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kienle_Nunataks" class="mw-redirect" title="Kienle Nunataks">Kienle Nunataks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCm%C3%BC_Nunatak" class="mw-redirect" title="Mümü Nunatak">Mümü Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Crag" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Crag">Norman Crag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C5%8Dnui_Nunatak" class="mw-redirect" title="Pōnui Nunatak">Pōnui Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takahe_Nunatak" class="mw-redirect" title="Takahe Nunatak">Takahe Nunatak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tazieff_Rocks" class="mw-redirect" title="Tazieff Rocks">Tazieff Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Tooth_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Tooth (Antarctica)">The Tooth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Inland <br />features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Cliffs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrival_Heights" title="Arrival Heights">Arrival Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esser_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Esser Bluff">Esser Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grazyna_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Grazyna Bluff">Grazyna Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helo_Cliffs" class="mw-redirect" title="Helo Cliffs">Helo Cliffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaminuma_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaminuma Bluff">Kaminuma Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krall_Crags" class="mw-redirect" title="Krall Crags">Krall Crags</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palais_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Palais Bluff">Palais Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrie_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrie Bluff">Terrie Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vee_Cliffs" class="mw-redirect" title="Vee Cliffs">Vee Cliffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williams_Cliff" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Cliff">Williams Cliff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Glaciers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aurora_Glacier_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurora Glacier (Antarctica)">Aurora Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barne_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Barne Glacier">Barne Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwind_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastwind Glacier">Eastwind Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endeavour_Piedmont_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Endeavour Piedmont Glacier">Endeavour Piedmont Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erebus_Glacier" title="Erebus Glacier">Erebus Glacier</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erebus_Glacier_Tongue" title="Erebus Glacier Tongue">Erebus Glacier Tongue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fang_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Fang Glacier">Fang Glacier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shell_Glacier" class="mw-redirect" title="Shell Glacier">Shell Glacier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algal_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Algal Lake">Algal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Lake_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue Lake (Antarctica)">Blue Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake_(Ross_Island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear Lake (Ross Island)">Clear Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coast_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast Lake">Coast Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Lake_(Ross_Island)" title="Deep Lake (Ross Island)">Deep Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Lake_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Lake (Antarctica)">Island Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pony_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Pony Lake">Pony Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skua_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Skua Lake">Skua Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starr_Lake_(McMurdo_Station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Starr Lake (McMurdo Station)">Starr Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunk_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunk Lake">Sunk Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrace_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrace Lake">Terrace Lake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Ridges</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fang_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Fang Ridge">Fang Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giggenbach_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Giggenbach Ridge">Giggenbach Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glacier_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Glacier Ridge">Glacier Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardrail_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardrail Ridge">Guardrail Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Tower_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice Tower Ridge">Ice Tower Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panter_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Panter Ridge">Panter Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohnke_Crests" class="mw-redirect" title="Rohnke Crests">Rohnke Crests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruru_Crests" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruru Crests">Ruru Crests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tech_Crags" class="mw-redirect" title="Tech Crags">Tech Crags</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekapo_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Tekapo Ridge">Tekapo Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tramway_Ridge" title="Tramway Ridge">Tramway Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_Head_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Turks Head Ridge">Turks Head Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Ridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Warren Ridge">Warren Ridge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Other inland<br />features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bird_Saddle" class="mw-redirect" title="Bird Saddle">Bird Saddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Slope" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Slope">Camp Slope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Slope" class="mw-redirect" title="Crystal Slope">Crystal Slope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzgerald_Stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Fitzgerald Stream">Fitzgerald Stream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortress_Rocks" class="mw-redirect" title="Fortress Rocks">Fortress Rocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Harrison Stream">Harrison Stream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lofty_Promenade" class="mw-redirect" title="Lofty Promenade">Lofty Promenade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_College_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="New College Valley">New College Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakaru_Icefalls" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakaru Icefalls">Pakaru Icefalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ramp_(Antarctica)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ramp (Antarctica)">The Ramp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robot_Gully" class="mw-redirect" title="Robot Gully">Robot Gully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilson Stream">Wilson Stream</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coastal<br />features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Bays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backdoor_Bay" title="Backdoor Bay">Backdoor Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erebus_Bay" title="Erebus Bay">Erebus Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fog_Bay,_Antarctica" class="mw-redirect" title="Fog Bay, Antarctica">Fog Bay, Antarctica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Bay" title="Lewis Bay">Lewis Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_Head_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Turks Head Bay">Turks Head Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windless_Bight" title="Windless Bight">Windless Bight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Quarters_Bay" title="Winter Quarters Bay">Winter Quarters Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wohlschlag_Bay" title="Wohlschlag Bay">Wohlschlag Bay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Headlands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Barne" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Barne">Cape Barne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Bird" title="Cape Bird">Cape Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Crozier" title="Cape Crozier">Cape Crozier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dufek_Head" class="mw-redirect" title="Dufek Head">Dufek Head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Evans" title="Cape Evans">Cape Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagstaff_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Flagstaff Point">Flagstaff Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Bluff" class="mw-redirect" title="Harrison Bluff">Harrison Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hut_Point_Peninsula" title="Hut Point Peninsula">Hut Point Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keys_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Keys Point">Keys Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_MacKay" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape MacKay">Cape MacKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micou_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Micou Point">Micou Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport Point">Newport Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Royds" title="Cape Royds">Cape Royds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Tennyson" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Tennyson">Cape Tennyson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terror_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Terror Point">Terror Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Towle_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Towle Point">Towle Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tryggve_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Tryggve Point">Tryggve Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_Head" class="mw-redirect" title="Turks Head">Turks Head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varcoe_Headland" class="mw-redirect" title="Varcoe Headland">Varcoe Headland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wyandot_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyandot Point">Wyandot Point</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.5em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Other coastal <br />features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caughley_Beach" title="Caughley Beach">Caughley Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald_Beach" title="McDonald Beach">McDonald Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McMurdo_Ice_Shelf" title="McMurdo Ice Shelf">McMurdo Ice Shelf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waipuke_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Waipuke Beach">Waipuke Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamson_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Williamson Rock">Williamson Rock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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