What is Ross Dependency?
{{Infobox country |conventional_long_name = Ross Dependency |common_name = Ross Dependency |image_flag = Flag of New Zealand.svg |image_coat = |image_map = Antarctica, New Zealand territorial claim.svg |capital_type = Major bases |capital = {{unbulleted list |[[Scott Base]] ([[New Zealand|NZ]]) |[[McMurdo Station]] ([[United States|USA]])}} <!--|latd=77 |latm=51 |latNS=S |longd=166 |longm=45 |longEW=E--> |government_type = None |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |sovereignty_type = {{nowrap|[[New Zealand]] dependency}} |established_event1 = Claim delegated<br/>to New Zealand |established_date1 = 1923 |established_event2 = Sector span |established_date2 = 160°E &ndash; 150°W |area_rank = |area_km2 = 450,000 |area_sq_mi = 174,000 |percent_water = |population_estimate = {{unbulleted list | 10&ndash;80 {{small|([[Scott Base]])}} | {{nowrap|200&ndash;1,000 {{small|([[McMurdo Station]])}}}} | 85&ndash;200 {{small|([[Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station|South Pole Station]])}} | 0&ndash;90 {{small|([[Zucchelli Station]])}} }} |population_estimate_year = Seasonal |population_estimate_rank = |population_census = |population_census_year = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_rank = |currency = [[New Zealand dollar]] |currency_code = NZD |time_zone = [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] |utc_offset = +12 |time_zone_DST = [[Time in New Zealand|NZDT]] |DST_note = (Sep to Apr) |utc_offset_DST = +13 |calling_code = [[+64]] 2409 |cctld = {{unbulleted list |[[.nz]] |[[.aq]]}} }} The '''Ross Dependency''' is an area of [[Antarctica]] (and other land masses in the [[Southern Ocean]]) claimed by [[New Zealand]]. The Dependency takes its name from Sir [[James Clark Ross]], who discovered the [[Ross Sea]]. The Dependency includes part of [[Victoria Land]], and most of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. [[Ross Island]], [[Balleny Islands]] and the small [[Scott Island]] also form part of the Dependency, as does the ice-covered [[Roosevelt Island, Antarctica|Roosevelt Island]]. The scientific bases of