Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Ross Archipelago (NZL) | 77° 30' 00.0" S | 167° 00' 00.0" E | Archipelago |
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Name ID: 134187
Place ID: 12377
Group of islands and peninsulas which, together with the sheet ice between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound. The most northerly and the smallest is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the islands of the Dellbridge Group, and White, Black, and Brown Islands. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME14 |
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| Ross Archipelago (USA) | 77° 30' 00.0" S | 167° 00' 00.0" E | Archipelago |
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Name ID: 130954
Place ID: 12377
A convenient name for that group of islands which, together with the ice shelf between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound. The most northerly is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the Dellbridge Islands, and Black and White Islands. Debenham's classic report, The Physiography of the Ross Archipelago, 1923, described "Brown Island" (now Brown Peninsula) as a part of the group. |
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