Mount Murphy
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Mount Murphy is a large, mostly ice-covered volcanic massif in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Murphy canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
volcanic massif ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | United States Antarctic Service Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1939–1941 ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2700 m
ⓘ
approximately 8858 ft ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalType | shield volcano ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasActivityStatus | possibly extinct ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large
ⓘ
mostly ice-covered ⓘ |
| hasComposition |
basaltic lavas
ⓘ
pyroclastic rocks ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates in degrees of latitude and longitude ⓘ |
| hasGlacialFeature | flanked by outlet glaciers ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlement | none ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
climate change impacts on ice sheets
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| hasSlope |
gentler western slopes
ⓘ
steep eastern slopes ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature | ice-covered summit ⓘ |
| isPartOf | West Antarctic Rift System volcanic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| lastEruption | unknown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED ⓘ West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Walgreen Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedUsing | U.S. Navy air photos ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Walgreen Coast region of Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Cushman Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for American ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy ⓘ |
| near |
Cosgrove Ice Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Getz Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Cosgrove Ice Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Getz Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Marie Byrd Land volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicField | Marie Byrd Land volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.