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Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)

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Location
  
Antarctica

Width
  
8 km (5 mi)

Area
  
120.4 km²

Island group
  
South Shetland Islands

Archipelago
  
South Shetland Islands

Population
  
Uninhabited

Max length
  
16 km

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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). 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.

Map of Snow Island, Antarctica

References

Snow Island (South Shetland Islands) Wikipedia