Ross Island volcanic group

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The Ross Island volcanic group is a cluster of large shield volcanoes and related volcanic features forming Ross Island in Antarctica, including peaks such as Mount Erebus and Mount Terror.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ross Island volcanic group canonical 1
Ross Island volcanoes 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf shield volcano complex
volcanic group
contains large shield volcanoes
lava flows
pyroclastic deposits
scoria cones
country Antarctica NERFINISHED
eruptionStyle Hawaiian
Strombolian
geologicalAge Neogene NERFINISHED
Quaternary
hasPart Arrival Heights volcanic features
Brown Peninsula volcanic features
Cape Bird volcanic features
Cape Crozier volcanic features
Castle Rock NERFINISHED
Crater Hill NERFINISHED
Hut Point Peninsula volcanic features
Kyle Hills volcanic features
Mount Bird NERFINISHED
Mount Erebus NERFINISHED
Mount Terra Nova NERFINISHED
Mount Terror NERFINISHED
Observation Hill NERFINISHED
Razorback Islands volcanic features
Twin Crater NERFINISHED
highestPoint Mount Erebus NERFINISHED
highestPointElevation 3794 m
locatedIn Antarctica
Ross Island NERFINISHED
Ross Sea region NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ross Island NERFINISHED
near McMurdo Sound NERFINISHED
Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED
notableFor hosting Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth
partOf McMurdo Volcanic Group NERFINISHED
West Antarctic Rift System NERFINISHED
region Victoria Land NERFINISHED
researchInterest Antarctic volcanology
mantle plume processes
volcanic gas emissions
tectonicSetting West Antarctic Rift System NERFINISHED
intraplate volcanic province
volcanicArcOrBelt McMurdo Volcanic Group NERFINISHED
volcanicRockType alkali basalt
basanite
phonolite

Referenced by (2)

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Mount Terror partOf Ross Island volcanic group
Mount Terror mountainRange Ross Island volcanic group
this entity surface form: Ross Island volcanoes