McMurdo Volcanic Group
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The McMurdo Volcanic Group is a large Cenozoic volcanic province in Antarctica that includes several major volcanoes, notably Mount Erebus, and comprises extensive volcanic rocks and landforms in the McMurdo Sound region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cenozoic volcanic province
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ volcanic group ⓘ |
| containsRockType |
alkali basalt
ⓘ
basanite ⓘ hawaiite ⓘ phonolite ⓘ trachyte ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Ross Dependency (New Zealand claim in Antarctica) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
phreatomagmatic
ⓘ
plinian ⓘ strombolian ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
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Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasGlacialInteraction |
subglacial and englacial volcanic deposits
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volcanic edifices partly covered by ice sheets ⓘ |
| hasMajorVolcano |
Mount Bird
NERFINISHED
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Mount Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Rittmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pleiades (volcanic group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Erebus Volcanic Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne Volcanic Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Terror Rift volcanic centers ⓘ |
| includesLandform |
lava domes
ⓘ
lava fields ⓘ maars ⓘ scoria cones ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ tuff cones ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
McMurdo Sound region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | McMurdo Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | persistent lava lake at Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| partOf | Transantarctic Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchUse |
paleoclimate reconstruction from volcanic deposits
ⓘ
study of intraplate alkaline volcanism ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
West Antarctic Rift System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intraplate rift-related volcanism ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfActivity | Miocene to present ⓘ |
| youngestEruptionsAt | Mount Erebus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.