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[[File:RossIsland.png|200px|thumb|An overhead view of Antarctica with Ross Island in red.]] | |||
'''Ross Island''' is a island on [[Earth]] formed by three volcanoes in the Ross Sea by [[Antarctica]], off of the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound. <ref>[[wikipedia:Ross Island|Wikipedia article on Ross Island]]</ref> Historically, Ross Island has been a part of the [[Wikipedia:New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands|Sub-Antarctic Islands]] and overseen by New Zealand. | |||
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'''Ross Island''' is a island on [[Earth]] formed by three volcanoes in the Ross Sea by [[Antarctica]], off of the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound. <ref>[ | |||
It is home to two volcanoes, ''Mount Terror'' and ''[[Mount Erebus]]'', with the latter being the southernmost volcano on Earth. | It is home to two volcanoes, ''Mount Terror'' and ''[[Mount Erebus]]'', with the latter being the southernmost volcano on Earth. | ||
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Ross Island was the location of a fierce battle between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces during the [[Battle of Earth]]. There, three [[Spartan-II]]s from the [[Blue Team]] destroyed a Covenant excavation. | Ross Island was the location of a fierce battle between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces during the [[Battle of Earth]]. There, three [[Spartan-II]]s from the [[Blue Team]] destroyed a Covenant excavation. | ||
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Revision as of 07:28, April 5, 2010
File:RossIsland.png
An overhead view of Antarctica with Ross Island in red.
Ross Island is a island on Earth formed by three volcanoes in the Ross Sea by Antarctica, off of the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound. [1] Historically, Ross Island has been a part of the Sub-Antarctic Islands and overseen by New Zealand.
It is home to two volcanoes, Mount Terror and Mount Erebus, with the latter being the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Human-Covenant War
- Main article: Battle of Ross Island
Ross Island was the location of a fierce battle between UNSC and Covenant forces during the Battle of Earth. There, three Spartan-IIs from the Blue Team destroyed a Covenant excavation.
