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PRONUNCIATION OF ROSS ISLAND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROSS ISLAND

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Ross Island is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROSS ISLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of Ross Island in the English dictionary

The definition of Ross Island in the dictionary is an island in the W Ross Sea: contains the active volcano Mount Erebus.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROSS ISLAND

Roskilde
rosolio
ROSPA
Ross
Ross and Cromarty
Ross Barrier
Ross Dependency
Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Sea
Ross Shelf Ice
Rossellini
rosser
Rossetti
Rossini
Rossiya
Rostand

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROSS ISLAND

Chatham Island
Christmas Island
Coney Island
Deutschland
Friesland
Gippsland
grassland
Howland Island
island
Long Island
Norfolk Island
North Island
Pitcairn Island
Prince Edward Island
Queensland
Rhode Island
South Island
Staten Island
the South Island
Vancouver Island
Wake Island

Synonyms and antonyms of Ross Island in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ross Island» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROSS ISLAND

Find out the translation of Ross Island to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ross Island from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ross Island» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罗斯岛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ross Island
570 millions of speakers

English

Ross Island
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉस द्वीप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزيرة روس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Росс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ilha de Ross
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রস দ্বীপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

île de Ross
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pulau Ross
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ross Island
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロス島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로스 섬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pulo Ross
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đảo Ross
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராஸ் தீவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉस आइलँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ross Island
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ross Island
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ross Wyspa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Росс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ross Island
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ross Island
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ross Island
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ross ön
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ross Island
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROSS ISLAND»

The term «Ross Island» is regularly used and occupies the 85.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROSS ISLAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ross Island

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROSS ISLAND»

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Edge of the World: Ross Island, Antarctica A Personal and ...
Ross Island is fortunate to be intimately exposed to a profound sense of the Antarctic past and t0 the influence of heroic times and men. Both Robert Falcon Scott (1868—1912) and Ernest Shackleton (1874—1922) used the island as the base ...
‎2001
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Ross Island: Mining, Metal And Society in Early Ireland
The wider significance of the site lies in links to an international Beaker culture, which was central to the spread of metallurgy in Atlantic Europe from around 2500 BC. This is also the first copper mine to be identified from the early ...
William O'Brien, Anna L. Brindley, 2004
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Origin of Igneous Rocks: The Isotopic Evidence
Ross Island Southern Victoria Land Ross Island Eastern boundary of the Transantarctic Mountains 25 5o km Fig. 6.72. Ross Island and southern Victoria Land o: Antarctica. The following localities are identified by number: 1. Hut Point  ...
Gunter Faure, 2001
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Cape Bird, Ross Island 166-22.2' 1.05 0.142 (91 (Melania Basalt Formation) РКА 31 Hornblende trachyte. Cape Bird, Ross К 77-16.7' 2.94 0.342 (85 R 3.0 ; 0.15 (- 22934) Island (Trachyte Hill Formation) 166-20.6' 2.96 0.360 (89 РКА 32 ...
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Code of Federal Regulations: Public welfare
ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait off Low Island, South Shetland Islands ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay off Brabant Island, Palmer Archipelago ASPA 154 Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island ...
‎2009
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Code of Federal Regulations Title 45: Public Welfare, ...
ASPA 152 Western Bransfield Strait off Low Island, South Shetland Islands ASPA 153 Eastern Dallmann Bay off Brabant Island, Palmer Archipelago ASPA 154 Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land ASPA 155 Cape Evans, Ross Island ...
Office of the Federal Register, 2010
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The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water
16.1 The Cenozoic volcanoes of southern Victoria Land include Mt. Erebus ( 3,794 m), Mt. Terror (3,230 m), and Mt. Bird (1,766 m) on Ross Island as well as Mt. Discovery (2,681 m) and Mt. Morning (2,728 m) south of the Koettlitz Glacier.
Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 2010
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
The volcanoes of the Balleny province also form long domes, but these rise from the deep ocean. Imposing volcanoes stand high above broader volcanic platforms in the McMurdo Sound region and form the high peaks of Ross Island and also ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1963
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
wavelength of 60 meters. The undulations terminate against thrust faults where the ice is grounded on shore of Ross Island (shadow of island in west corner). The faults are delineated by jagged pressure ridges (center to south corner).
‎1968
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Backarc Basins: Tectonics and Magmatism
Location TABLE I K-Ar Data for Basalts from Bransfield Strait and the James Ross Island Volcanic Group Age ± 1 rr (HPyr) Ref,° Sample K (wt%) (10-9cc/g) (%) Bransfield Strait King George Island Melville Peak Melville Peak Melville Peak ...
Brian Taylor, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROSS ISLAND»

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Portland Metro Thursday Traffic: Crash blocks right lane Ross Island
We'll start the drive, walk, ride with clouds this morning but break it up a bit later for mostly sunny commute on the way home. SOUTHEAST PORTLAND 8:40 ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Health advisory still in effect for Ross Island Lagoon due to algae
There are still two toxins in the algae at the Ross Island Lagoon, according to DEQ ... The main algae bloom has not spread beyond the Ross Island Lagoon and ... «KPTV.com, Jul 15»
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Toxic algae bloom discovered in Ross Island Lagoon
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Officials confirm water in the Ross Island lagoon has tested positive for a toxic algae bloom. According to Willamette Executive Director and ... «KATU, Jul 15»
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Toxic algae confirmed in Ross Island Lagoon; health advisory issued
The algae bloom was confined to the Ross Island Lagoon, DEQ officials said. Results from samples taken from the lagoon confirmed algae toxins present. «kgw.com, Jul 15»
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Fire boat blasts brush fire near Ross Island Bridge
Portland Fire & Rescue's fire boat used water from the Willamette River to douse a small brush fire Saturday near the east end of the Ross Island Bridge. «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»
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Friday evening Portland-area commute: Crash on Ross Island Bridge
UPDATE, 6:13 p.m.: Police cars are now blocking one westbound lane and one eastbound lane. Not sure what exactly is going on. UPDATE, 6:42 p.m.: CLEAR. «OregonLive.com, May 15»
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Weekend Sellwood Bridge closure expected to clog up Ross Island
A weekend closure of the Sellwood Bridge that starts Friday evening is expected to create additional congestion on the Ross Island Bridge, Southeast ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»
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Package deal on waterfront could bring new city park under Ross
The tentative deal for a new Ross Island Bridge Park and greenway extension between the Ross Island and Marquam bridges is part of a major development ... «Portland Tribune, Jan 15»
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Ross Island Park: A 1912 map shows what could have been part of …
This map, from 1912, shows a plan to turn Ross Island into a park including tennis courts, playfields and bridges connecting the island with both the east and ... «OregonLive.com, Jan 15»
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Crews search Willamette after car found in river near Ross Island Br.
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Rescue crews searched the Willamette Monday morning after finding an empty car in the river near the Ross Island Bridge. Crews were ... «KATU, Dec 14»

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