Ross Archipelago

This article describes the archipelago in the Ross Sea. For the archipelago in the Weddell Sea, see Ross Islands .

Ross Archipelago
Cape Armitage at the south end of Ross Island
Waters	Ross Sea ( Southern Ocean )
Geographical location	77 ° 30 ′  S , 167 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 77 ° 30 ′  S , 167 ° 0 ′  E
Number of islands	8th
Main island	Ross Island
Total land area	2921 km²
Residents	261

The Ross Archipelago on the western edge of the Antarctic Ross Sea consists of a group of islands in the Ross Ice Shelf . By far the largest island in the archipelago ( main island ) is Ross Island with two research stations that are inhabited all year round . The region forms the eastern and southern borders of McMurdo Sound .

The northernmost island is Beaufort Island , and to the south are Ross Island, the four Dellbridge Islands , Black Island and White Island . Frank Debenham's classic 1923 report, The Physiography of the Ross Archipelago , still counted Brown Island , now known as the Brown Peninsula , among the islands of the archipelago.

Web links

• Ross Archipelago in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
• Ross Archipelago on geographic.org (English)

The islands of the archipelago in a satellite image