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Archipelago

    78°10′S 166°38′E

    Discovery Group

    Part of Ross Archipelago

    Black Island and Skidoos at Sunset
    Black Island and Skidoos at Sunset

    Alan Light / CC BY 2.0

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    2 landforms

    Major islands

    2
    • White Island

      White Island

      Area
      281 km²
      High point
      759 m

      White Island (78°08′S 167°24′E) is an island in the Ross Archipelago of Antarctica. It is 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf immediately east of Black Island.

    • Black Island

      Black Island

      Area
      224 km²
      High point
      1,040 m

      Black Island (78°12′S 166°25′E) is an island in the Ross Archipelago. It is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) long and projects through the Ross Ice Shelf to a height of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft).

    Also in the area

    1

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,040 mBlack816 mBrown Peninsula759 mWhite
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    1001,000White: 281 km²WhiteBlack: 224 km²BlackBrown Peninsula: 118 km²Brown Peninsula
    km², log scale
    White Island281 km²
    Black Island224 km²
    Brown Peninsula118 km²

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus

    Photographs