Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 78°8′S 167°24′E / 78.133°S 167.400°E |
Archipelago | Ross Archipelago |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
White Island (78°08′S 167°24′E / 78.133°S 167.400°E) is an island in the Ross Archipelago of Antarctica. It is 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) long, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf immediately east of Black Island. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and so named by them because of the mantle of snow that covers it.[1]