Maps of Antarctica and Ross Island
Check the location of Scott Base, McMurdo Station, Mount Erebus and many more places mentioned in the Antarctic conservation blog, using these maps of Ross Island and the Antarctic continent.
Map 1 shows the whole of Antarctica. Map 2 zooms in on Ross Island and the glaciated area to the west. It also serves as an index for the other three, more detailed, maps by showing their position in relation to the rest of the Antarctic.
Antarctica and Ross Island © Antarctica New Zealand
Map 2 - Ross Island, the Ross Ice Shelf, and surrounding areas © Antarctica New Zealand
Map 3 Ross Island, the Ross Ice Shelf and the McMurdo Ice Shelf, including Scott Base and McMurdo Station © Antarctica New Zealand
Map 4 - The area to the north west of Ross Island, including Granite Harbour, the MacKay Glacier and the Benson Glacier © Antarctica New Zealand
Map 5 The land to the southwest of Ross Island, including the Bowers Piedmont Glacier © Antarctica New Zealand
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The first collected specimen of Theobroma cacao, the plant from which chocolate is made, is kept in the Museum.