Snow_Island_(South_Shetland_Islands)

Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)

Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)

Island in Antarctica

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 is 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.

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Maps

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

See also

References

  1. [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


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