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Ice in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by James Ross in 1841. In the west of the Ross Sea is Ross Island with the Mt. Erebus volcano, in the east Roosevelt Island. The southern part is covered by the Ross Ice Shelf. Roald Amundsen started his South Pole expedition in 1911 from the Bay of Whales, which was located at the shelf. In the west of the Ross sea, McMurdo Sound is a port which is usually free of ice during the summer. The southernmost part of the Ross Sea is Gould Coast, which is approximately two hundred miles from the Geographic South Pole. Download high resolution version (502x617, 52 KB)Antarctica map, adapted by Lupo from the CIA factbook maps. ... Download high resolution version (502x617, 52 KB)Antarctica map, adapted by Lupo from the CIA factbook maps. ... Sea Ice in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. ... Sea Ice in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... Map of Antarctica Marie Byrd Land is the portion of Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. ... Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 – April 3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Ross Island Ross Island is a volcanic island in the Ross Sea by Antarctica, on the coast of Victoria Land. ... Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost active volcano. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Location of Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island (79°25S 162°00W) is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 7,500 km2 in area, lying in the E part of the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. ... Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... Roald Amundsen Roald GonnaEatYouUpAndFart (July 16, 1872–June 18?, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of fart regions. ... Location of the South Pole in the Antarctic continent. ... The Bay of Whales (78º30´S 164º20´W) is an iceport indenting the front of Ross Ice Shelf just northward of Roosevelt Island. ... Categories: Antarctica geography stubs | Geography of Antarctica | Ross Dependency ... The Gould Coast is the worlds southernmost coastline. ... The ceremonial South Pole. ...

All land masses in the Ross Sea are claimed by Britain and New Zealand to fall under the jurisdiction of the Ross Dependency, but most non-Commonwealth nations don't recognize this claim. Political status Dependency of New Zealand Governor Dame Silvia Cartwright, ex officio as Governor-General of New Zealand Area  â€“ Total  450 000 km² (174 000 mi²) Population Scott Base: 10-80 seasonally McMurdo Station: 200-1000 seasonally Currency New Zealand dollar The Ross Dependency comprises an area of Antarctica (and...

External links

• Antarctic Physical Geography
• Geology of the Ross Sea area