Executive Committee Range

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The Executive Committee Range is a remote volcanic mountain range in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, notable for its series of large, mostly ice-covered volcanoes aligned over a major tectonic hotspot.

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Executive Committee Range canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
shield volcano
stratovolcano
volcanic cone
volcanic cone
volcanic cone
volcanic field
accessibility extremely remote
climate polar ice cap climate
contains Mount Cumming
Mount Hampton
Mount Hartigan
Mount Sidley
Mount Waesche
country Antarctica
discoveredBy United States Antarctic Service Expedition
discoveryYear 1940
elevation approximately 4181 m
formedBy tectonic hotspot
geologicalSetting intraplate volcanic province
hasActivityStatus mostly dormant
hasCharacteristic aligned volcanoes
ice-covered volcano
mostly ice-covered
remote
hasGeologicalAge Cenozoic
hasHighestPoint Mount Sidley
hasRockType basalt
phonolite
trachyte
iceCover extensive permanent ice and snow
locatedIn Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
West Antarctica
locatedOnContinent Antarctica
mountainRange Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
mountainType volcanic mountains
namedAfter Executive Committee of the United States Antarctic Service
nearestSea Ross Sea
partOf Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
surface form: Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province
region central Marie Byrd Land
researchInterest Antarctic volcanism
hotspot tectonics
volcanismType hotspot volcanism

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West Antarctica containsMountainRange Executive Committee Range
West Antarctic Rift System contains Executive Committee Range
Executive Committee Range locatedIn Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Sidley
Executive Committee Range mountainRange Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Sidley
Executive Committee Range locatedIn Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Waesche
Executive Committee Range locatedIn Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Cumming
Executive Committee Range locatedIn Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Hampton
Executive Committee Range locatedIn Executive Committee Range self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Hartigan
Marie Byrd Land contains Executive Committee Range
Marie Byrd Land volcanic province hasVolcanicCenter Executive Committee Range