Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)

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 Show map of South Shetland IslandsShow map of AntarcticaShow all
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°47′S 61°23′W / 62.783°S 61.383°W / -62.783; -61.383Coordinates: 62°47′S 61°23′W / 62.783°S 61.383°W / -62.783; -61.383
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	120.4 km2 (46.5 sq mi)
Length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Width	8 km (5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

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.

Maps[]

• Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822

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

See also[]

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References[]

External links[]

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

This Snow Island location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t