Ross Island
Ross Island is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of McMurdo Sound and extending 43 nautical miles 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.
- Island
- …has about 260 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,790 metres (12,450 feet)
- Description: Antarctic volcanic island dependency of New Zealand
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Caldwell Peak.
Caldwell Peak
Peak
Mount Terra Nova is a snow-covered mountain, 2,130…
4 km northeast of Ross Island
Ross Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.50844° or 77° 30′ 30″ south
Longitude
167.78339° or 167° 47′ 0″ east
Open location code
2VJ9FQRM+J9
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Ross Island” goes by many names.
RosseilandAfrikaans
جزيرة روسArabic
Islla de RossAsturian
Ross adasıAzerbaijani
Ross uharteaBasque
Востраў РосаBelarusian
РосаBelarusian
РосBulgarian
Illa de RossCatalan
Illa RossCatalan
Ross IslandCatalan
Ross IslandCebuano
Ross Island (pulo sa Antarctica)Cebuano
罗斯岛Chinese
羅斯島Chinese
Rossov otokCroatian
Ross IslandCzech
Rossův ostrovCzech
Ross IslandDanish
Ross-øenDanish
RossDutch
RosseilandDutch
Insulo RossEsperanto
Ross-InsuloEsperanto
Rossi saarEstonian
Ross IslandFinnish
Rossin saariFinnish
Illa RossGalician
როსის კუნძულიGeorgian
Νήσος ΡοςGreek
רוסHebrew
रॉस द्वीपHindi
रॉस द्वीप, अंटार्कटिकाHindi
Ross-szigetHungarian
Pulau RossIndonesian
Isola di RossItalian
Isola RossItalian
Ross IslandItalian
ロス島Japanese
로스 섬Korean
Rosa salaLatvian
Ross IslandLatvian
Roso salaLithuanian
РосMacedonian
Росов ОстровMacedonian
RossøyaNorwegian
Ross IslandNorwegian Bokmål
RossøyaNorwegian Bokmål
RossøyenNorwegian Bokmål
Ross IslandNorwegian Nynorsk
Rossøya i AntarktisNorwegian Nynorsk
جزیره راسPersian
Wyspa RossaPolish
Остров РоссаRussian
РоссаRussian
Ross IslandScots
Росово острвоSerbian
Rossov ostrovSlovak
Ross IslandSlovenian
Rossov otokSlovenian
Ross IslandSwedish
RossönSwedish
Rossön, AntarktisSwedish
เกาะรอสส์Thai
Ross AdasıTurkish
Острів РоссаUkrainian
РоссаUkrainian
Ռոս կղզիWestern Armenian
روس جزیرہWestern Panjabi
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