Snow Hill Island
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Snow Hill Island is an almost completely snowcapped island, 33 km (21 mi) long and 12 km (7.5 mi) wide, lying off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from James Ross Island to the north-east by Admiralty Sound and from Seymour Island to the north by Picnic Passage. It is one of several islands around the peninsula known as Graham Land, which is closer to Chile, Argentina and South America than any other part of the Antarctic continent.[1]
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°28′S 57°12′W |
Archipelago | James Ross Island group |
Length | 33 km (20.5 mi) |
Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
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