Editing Ross Island (section)

==History==
===Discovery===
[[File:Castle Rock - Antarctica.jpg|thumb|left|Ross Island's [[Castle Rock (Antarctica)|Castle Rock]] was discovered and named by the Robert Falcon Scott British Antarctica Expedition of 1901-4]]
This area was discovered by Sir [[James Clark Ross]] in 1841, but he thought it formed part of the mainland of Victoria Land. 
It was determined to be an island and named Ross Island by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04), led by [[Robert Falcon Scott]], in honor of Sir James Clark Ross.{{sfn|Alberts|1995|p=631}}
Ross Island was the base for many of the [[History of Antarctica|early expeditions to Antarctica]]. It is the southernmost island reachable by sea. 
Huts built by Scott's and [[Ernest Shackleton|Shackleton's]] expeditions are still standing on the island, preserved as historical sites.

Today Ross Island is home to [[New Zealand]]'s [[Scott Base]] and to the largest Antarctic settlement, the [[United States Antarctic Program]]'s [[McMurdo Station]]. [[Greenpeace]] established [[World Park Base]] on the island and ran it for five years, from 1987 to 1992.