Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureIslandNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionAn island, about 10 miles long in a north-south direction and about 4 miles wide, protruding through the Ross Ice Shelf close to Ross Island, about 3 miles east of Black Island. It has four craters, the highest of which is 701m. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, and named by Scott in 1902 because of the mantle of snow which covers it. Not Hvit Oen (Norwegian) or Weisse Insel (German).
Antarctica NZ (7th Oct 2014). White Island. In Website Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 3rd Mar 2021 10:12, from https://adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/21968
