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    77°30′S 167°00′E

    Ross Archipelago

    Ross Archipelago (77°30′S 167°0′E) is a name for that group of islands which, together with the ice shelf between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. The most northerly is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the Dellbridge Islands, and Black Island and White Island.

    Tent Island, Erebus Bay, Ross Archipelago, Antarctica.
    Tent Island, Erebus Bay, Ross Archipelago, Antarctica.

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    Ross Archipelago (77°30′S 167°0′E) is a name for that group of islands which, together with the ice shelf between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. The most northerly is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the Dellbridge Islands, and Black Island and White Island. Frank Debenham's classic report, The Physiography of the Ross Archipelago, 1923, described "Brown Island" (now Brown Peninsula) as a part of the group.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands6
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Ross Island

      Area
      2,460 km²
      High point
      3,794 m

      Ross Island is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of McMurdo Sound and extending 43 nautical miles (80 km; 49 mi) from Cape Bird in the north to Cape Armitage in the south, and a similar distance from Cape Royds in the west to Cape Crozier in the east.

    Minor islands

    6

    Islets

    2

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m4,000 m3,794 mRoss1,040 mBlack759 mWhite723 mBeaufort157 mInaccessible133 mTent59 mBig Razorback23 mLittle Razorback
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Ross: 2,460 km²RossWhite: 281 km²WhiteBlack: 224 km²BlackBeaufort: 11.2 km²BeaufortTent: 1 km²TentInaccessible: 0.56 km²InaccessibleBig Razorback: 0.09 km²Big RazorbackLittle Razorback: 0.8 haLittle Razorback
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Ross Island2,460 km²
    White Island281 km²
    Black Island224 km²
    Beaufort Island11.2 km²
    Tent Island1 km²
    Inaccessible Island0.56 km²
    Big Razorback Island0.09 km²
    Little Razorback Island0.8 ha

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

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

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