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White Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago of Antarctica. It is 28 km (15 nmi) long, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf immediately east of Black Island. It was discovered by the Discovery Expedition (1901–04) and so named by them because of the mantle of snow which covers it. Some 142 km² of shelf ice adjoining the north-west coast of the island has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 137) because it supports an isolated small breeding population of Weddell seals.[1]

White Island

White Island from Ross Sea
White Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	78°8′S 167°24′E
Archipelago	Ross Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

White Island consists of two Pleistocene shield volcanoes overlain by volcanic cones. The last known eruption occurred 0.17 million years ago.[2]

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
• Mount Nipha, standing almost precisely in the center of White Island
• Speden Bench, on the west of White Island

References

External links

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "White Island (Ross Archipelago)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] White Island (Ross-Archipel)

White Island ist eine Insel des Ross-Archipels, die 30 Kilometer lang[1] und 218 km²[2] groß ist und aus dem Ross-Schelfeis rund zwei Kilometer östlich von Black Island herausragt, von dieser getrennt durch die White Strait. Sie erreicht im Mount Nipha eine Höhe von 762 m.[1] Die Insel wurde durch die Discovery-Expedition von 1901 bis 1904 entdeckt und nach dem die Insel bedeckenden Schneemantel benannt.

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- [en] White Island (Ross Archipelago)

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[fr] Île White (archipel de Ross)

L'île White est une île de 24 km de long de l'archipel de Ross, à l'est de l'île Black.

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