Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)

62°47′S 61°23′W / 62.783°S 61.383°W / -62.783; -61.383ArchipelagoSouth Shetland IslandsArea120.4 km² (46.5 sq mi)Length16 km (9.9 mi)Width8 km (5 mi)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

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.

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

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