Snow Hill Island

Snow Hill Island

Snow Hill Island, January 1999
Snow Hill Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°28′S 57°12′W / 64.467°S 57.200°W / -64.467; -57.200
Archipelago	James Ross Island group
Length	33 km (20.5 mi)
Width	12 km (7.5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

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]