Depot Island (Ross Sea)
| Depot Island | ||
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| Waters | Ross Sea | |
| Geographical location | 76 ° 42 ′ S , 162 ° 58 ′ E | |
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Depot Island is a small island of granite boulders off the Scott coast of East Antarctica, Victoria Land . It is located about 3 km northwest of Cape Ross .
The northern group of the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton led the Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) discovered them. The island got its name in memory of the fact that the northern group deposited rock samples here on the way to the Antarctic magnetic pole .
See also
Web links
- Depot Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Depot Island on geographic.org (English)
- Depot Island. In: Kenneth J. Bertrand and Fred G. Alberts, Geographic names of Antarctica , US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956, p. 105 (English)