Mount Sidley
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Mount Sidley is a massive, mostly ice-covered volcanic mountain in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, and one of the continent’s highest and most remote peaks.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
shield volcano ⓘ stratovolcano ⓘ |
| calderaDiameter | about 5 km ⓘ |
| composition | trachytic to phonolitic lavas ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica (no sovereign nation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Richard Evelyn Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| elevation |
13716 ft
ⓘ
4181 m ⓘ |
| firstAscent | January 11, 1990 ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Bill Atkinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasAccess | usually accessed by ski-equipped aircraft from Union Glacier or similar Antarctic bases ⓘ |
| hasClimbingStatus | rarely climbed ⓘ |
| hasFeature | large caldera ⓘ |
| hasListing |
Ultra-prominent peak
ⓘ
Volcanic Seven Summits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyVolcano |
Mount Hampton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Waesche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Antarctic geology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| isAmong | one of the highest peaks in Antarctica ⓘ |
| isHighest |
highest peak of the Executive Committee Range
ⓘ
highest volcano in Antarctica ⓘ |
| isHoloceneActive | uncertain ⓘ |
| isIceCovered | mostly ⓘ |
| isPartOf | West Antarctic Rift System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isUltra | true ⓘ |
| isUninhabited | true ⓘ |
| lastEruption | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 77.03°S ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 126.10°W ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Executive Committee Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mabel Sidley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for the daughter of William Horlick, a sponsor of Byrd’s expedition ⓘ |
| partOf | Executive Committee Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | about 3000 m ⓘ |
| volcanicField | Executive Committee Range volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanoType | polygenetic shield volcano ⓘ |
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