McMurdo Sound and is itself part of the larger Ross Ice Shelf. Mount Discovery – This isolated volcanic cone on the western shore of McMurdo Sound reaches in height. Mount Erebus – This mountain is the southernmost active volcano on Earth. (Antarctic Connection). The mountain reaches in height and is on Ross Island. Ross Island – This island features four principal volcanoes: Mount Erebus, Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova. The United States and New Zealand scientific bases are on the southern end of the island. Royal Society Range – This volcanic range is part of the Transantarctic Mountains, one of the world's longest mountain chains (Antarctic Connection). The Royal Society Range is on McMurdo Sound's southwestern shore. White Island – The McMurdo Ice Shelf encircles White Island, which is visible from Scott Base. A perennial tidal crack in the ice permits Weddell seals to live at the island year round. (Texas A&M University at Galveston LABB) Gallery See also Erebus Ice Tongue Marble Point McMurdo Station Ross Sea Scott Base Williams Field Winter Quarters Bay Sea ice Iceberg Notes References A Special Place, Australian Government Antarctic Division. Antarctic Connection. Antarctica New Zealand Information Sheet. Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems: Cooperative Research Center The Aster Project. British Antarctic Survey. Clarke, Peter; On the Ice, Rand McNally & Company 1966. Evolution of antifreeze glycoprotein gene from a trypsinogen gene in Antarctic notothenioid fish, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States December 2006. Field Manual for the U.S. Antarctic Program. First Ever Voyages, Quark Expeditions. Fresh Fish, Not Frozen, Origins: Antarctica. Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole. Frozen continent: Time to clean up the ice, New Zealand Herald. January 6, 2004. Historical Development of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, an Environmental Perspective, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University; Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M; Uniondale High School, Uniondale New York. Ice Bomb Goes Off. National Geographic. Icebreakers Clear Channel into McMurdo Station. February 3, 2005. International Association of Antarctica Tour Operations (IAAT0). Laboratory for Applied Biotelemetry & Biotechnology. Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No. 121. Antarctica New Zealand. MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS REGION, TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS, National Science Foundation McMurdo Station Weather (USA Today). NASA's Earth Observatory. NewsRx.com National Public Radio Paint polluting Antarctic, Herald Sun; Melbourne, Australia. May 21, 2004. Runaway Iceberg, Reed Business Information, UK; April 16, 2005. U.S., Russian icebreakers open path to