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Ross Dependency

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Ross Dependency Region of Antarctica that includes Ross Island, the coast along the Ross Sea and nearby islands. It has been under the jurisdiction of New Zealand since 1923. Area: land mass, c.415,000sq km (160,000sq mi); ice shelf, c.450,000sq km (174,000sq mi).

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