Transantarctic volcanic province
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The Transantarctic volcanic province is a geologically significant region in Antarctica characterized by widespread Cenozoic volcanism along the Transantarctic Mountains, including major volcanic centers such as Mount Terror.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
volcanic province ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | widespread Cenozoic volcanism ⓘ |
| contains |
Hallett Volcanic Province
NERFINISHED
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McMurdo Volcanic Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Society Range volcanic centers NERFINISHED ⓘ Terror Rift volcanic centers ⓘ Victoria Land volcanic centers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| dominantRockType |
alkali basalt
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ phonolite ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
effusive eruptions
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explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
Ross Island region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross Sea margin NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Land coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
lava fields
ⓘ
scoria cones ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ subglacial volcanoes ⓘ submarine volcanoes ⓘ |
| influences |
Antarctic ice sheet dynamics
ⓘ
local geothermal heat flow ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Transantarctic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActiveVolcano | Mount Erebus GENERATED ⓘ |
| oldestActivity | Paleogene ⓘ |
| partOf | West Antarctic Rift System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Antarctic tectonics
ⓘ
ice–volcano interactions ⓘ mantle processes beneath Antarctica ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | rift-related volcanism ⓘ |
| timeSpan | Paleogene to Quaternary ⓘ |
| volcanismType | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| youngestActivity | Holocene ⓘ |
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