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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ross Island volcanoes