Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)
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Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.
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| Location | Antarctica |
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| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Width | 8 km (5 mi) |
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| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Snow Island or Isla Nevada is a completely ice-covered island, 16 by 8 kilometres (9.9 by 5.0 mi) in size, lying 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 120.4 square kilometres (46.5 sq mi).[1] This island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name has been well established in international usage for over 100 years.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ↑ L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
External links
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