Ross Island

Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.

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    “If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of N.A.S.A. to make one.”
    —H. Ross Perot (b. 1930)

    “This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.”
    —Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)