Ross Island

Ross Island is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of and extending 43 nautical miles from in the north to in the south, and a similar distance from in the west to in the east.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Antarctic volcanic island dependency of New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ile de Ross”, “Isla Ross”, “Isola Ross”, “Ross Insel”, “Ross-Insulo”, “Ross-øen”, “Rossin saari”, “Rossøya i Antarktis”, “Rossøyen”, and “Росса”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Caldwell Peak.

Peak
Mount Terra Nova is a snow-covered mountain, 2,130… is situated 4 km northeast of Ross Island.

Ross Island

Latitude
-77.50844° or 77° 30′ 30″ south
Longitude
167.78339° or 167° 47′ 0″ east
Population
263
Elevation
1,661 metres (5,449 feet)
Open location code
2VJ9FQRM+J9
Geo­Names ID
6620714
Wiki­data ID
Q209899
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Ross Island” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rosseiland”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة روس”
  • Asturian: “Islla de Ross”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ross adası”
  • Basque: “Ross uhartea”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Роса”
  • Belarusian: “Роса”
  • Bulgarian: “Рос”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Ross”
  • Cebuano: “Ross Island (pulo sa Antarctica)”
  • Cebuano: “Ross Island”
  • Chinese: “罗斯岛”
  • Chinese: “羅斯島”
  • Croatian: “Rossov otok”
  • Czech: “Rossův ostrov”
  • Danish: “Ross Island”
  • Dutch: “Ross”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Ross”
  • Estonian: “Rossi saar”
  • Finnish: “Rossinsaari”
  • French: “île de Ross”
  • French: “Île de Ross”
  • Galician: “Illa Ross”
  • Georgian: “როსის კუნძული”
  • German: “Ross-Insel”
  • Greek: “νήσος Ρος”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Ρος”
  • Hebrew: “רוס”
  • Hindi: “रॉस द्वीप, अंटार्कटिका”
  • Hindi: “रॉस द्वीप”
  • Hungarian: “Ross-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Ross”
  • Italian: “isola di Ross”
  • Italian: “Isola di Ross”
  • Japanese: “ロス島”
  • Korean: “로스 섬”
  • Korean: “로스섬”
  • Latvian: “Rosa sala”
  • Lithuanian: “Roso sala”
  • Macedonian: “Росов Остров”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rossøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ross Island”
  • Norwegian: “Rossøya”
  • Persian: “جزیره راس”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Rossa”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Ross”
  • Russian: “Остров Росса”
  • Scots: “Ross Island”
  • Serbian: “Росово острво”
  • Slovak: “Rossov ostrov”
  • Slovenian: “Rossov otok”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Ross”
  • Swedish: “Rossön, Antarktis”
  • Swedish: “Rossön”
  • Thai: “เกาะรอสส์”
  • Turkish: “Ross Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Острів Росса”
  • Western Armenian: “Ռոս կղզի”
  • Western Panjabi: “روس جزیرہ”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lands End and McMurdo Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Terra Nova Saddle and Mount Terra Nova.

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