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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. Snow Island is also home to the northernmost breeding colony of Emperor penguins.

Snow Island
Devils Point from Lucifer Crags, with Hell Gates and Vardim Rocks in the middle ground, Morton Strait and Snow Island in the background, and Smith Island seen on the horizon on the right
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands
Snow Island
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Snow Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°47′S 61°23′W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area120.4 km2 (46.5 sq mi)
Length16 km (9.9 mi)
Width8 km (5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Maps


Fragment of George Powell's 1822 chart of the South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands featuring Snow Island
Fragment of George Powell's 1822 chart of the South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands featuring Snow Island

See also



References


  1. 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




На других языках


[de] Snow Island (Südliche Shetlandinseln)

Snow Island (in Argentinien Isla Nevada, in Chile Isla Snow) ist eine unbewohnte Insel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln in der Antarktis.
- [en] Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)

[es] Isla Nevada

La isla Nevada o isla Snow es una isla de la Antártida, perteneciente a las islas Shetland del Sur. Se ubica a 62°47′S 061°23′O al suroeste de la isla Livingston y próxima a ella (unos 6 km), separadas por el estrecho Morton. Aproximadamente 140 km la separan de la península Antártica.

[fr] Île Snow

L’Île Snow/Nevada (anglais : Snow Island, espagnol : Isla Nevada) est une île de l'Antarctique, appartenant aux Îles Shetland du Sud.

[it] Isola Snow

L’Isola Snow (in lingua inglese: Snow Island, Isola della neve; in lingua spagnola: Isla Nevada) è un'isola completamente coperta di ghiaccio che fa parte dell'arcipelago delle Isole Shetland Meridionali, in Antartide.

[ru] Сноу (остров)

Сно́у[1], также Ма́лый Яросла́вец[2] (англ. Snow Island) — остров архипелага Южные Шетландские острова.



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