Mount Kosciusko (Executive Committee Range)

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Mount Kosciusko is a volcanic peak in Antarctica’s Executive Committee Range, forming part of the Marie Byrd Land volcanic province.

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Mount Kosciusko (Executive Committee Range) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcanic peak
continent Antarctica
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude used in Antarctic mapping)
country Antarctica (no sovereign nation; under Antarctic Treaty System) NERFINISHED
discoveredBy United States Antarctic Service Expedition NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1940
elevation approximately 2925 m
approximately 9600 ft
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasFeature glacially eroded flanks
ice-covered slopes
isPartOf Antarctic volcanic province of Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED
lastEruption unknown (no historical eruptions recorded)
locatedIn Antarctica
Executive Committee Range NERFINISHED
Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED
West Antarctica NERFINISHED
mountainRange Executive Committee Range NERFINISHED
namedAfter Tadeusz Kościuszko (Polish–American military leader) NERFINISHED
namedBy Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names NERFINISHED
nearestMajorVolcano Mount Sidley NERFINISHED
partOf Executive Committee Range volcanic chain NERFINISHED
Marie Byrd Land volcanic province NERFINISHED
population uninhabited
protectedBy Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED
region Ross Sea sector of West Antarctica
relativeLocation inland from the Amundsen Sea coast of Marie Byrd Land
north of Mount Sidley in the Executive Committee Range
rockType andesitic rocks
basaltic rocks
tectonicSetting intra-plate volcanism associated with West Antarctic Rift System
volcanicArcOrBelt West Antarctic Rift System–related volcanism
volcanicField Marie Byrd Land volcanic province NERFINISHED

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Marie Byrd Land volcanic province hasVolcanicCenter Mount Kosciusko (Executive Committee Range)