Ross Island (disambiguation)
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Ross Island can refer to:
- Ross IslandRoss IslandRoss 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.-Geography:...
, an island in Antarctica - James Ross IslandJames Ross IslandJames Ross Island is a large island off the southeast side and near the northeastern extremity of Antarctic Peninsula, from which it is separated by Prince Gustav Channel. Rising to , it is irregularly shaped and extends in a north-south direction. It was charted in October 1903 by the Swedish...
, an island near Antarctica - Ross Island (Oregon)Ross Island (Oregon)Ross Island is the main island of a four-island cluster in the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The islands, covering a total of about , are owned mainly by Ross Island Sand and Gravel , which mined them extensively between 1926 and 2001...
, an island in the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States - Ross Island (Pennsylvania)Ross Island (Pennsylvania)Ross Island is an alluvial island in the Allegheny River in Manor Township, Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The island is situated across from Cadogan and North Buffalo townships.The elevation of Ross Island is 768 feet above sea level....
, an island in the Allegheny River in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States - RossøyaRossøyaRossøya, sometimes referred to as Ross Island in English, is an island located in the Barents Sea. It is a part of Sjuøyane, a group of islands in the Svalbard archipelago, just north of the coast of Nordaustlandet. Rossøya is located just north-west of the slightly larger island Vesle Tavleøya...
, an island in Norway - Ross Island (Andaman)Ross Island (Andaman)Bearing a haunted look today, the Ross Island was the Administrative Headquarters for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, before an earthquake rocked it in 1941. The headquarters were then shifted to Port Blair. One can see remnants of an opulent past in the ruins of the church, swimming pool and the...
, an island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean - Ross Island, KillarneyRoss Island, KillarneyRoss Island is a claw-shaped peninsula in Killarney National Park, County Kerry. Copper extraction on the site is believed to be the source of the earliest known Irish Pre-Bronze Age metalwork, namely copper axe heads, halberds and knife/dagger blades dating from 2,400 - 2,200 BC...
, a lake island in south-west Ireland and site of the earliest Irish copper smelting