Mount Andrus
E952888
Mount Andrus is a large, mostly ice-covered stratovolcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, forming part of the region’s remote volcanic landscape.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| accessibility | difficult to access ⓘ |
| aerialPhotographyBy | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic to trachytic lavas ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | U.S. Antarctic Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
~2800 m
ⓘ
~9200 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive and effusive (inferred for stratovolcanoes) ⓘ |
| geologicalType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
| glaciation | heavily glaciated ⓘ |
| hasSummitCrater | true ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | poorly known ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | uninhabited ⓘ |
| lastEruption | unknown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Marie Byrd Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappingAgency | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lt. Carl H. Andrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Marie Byrd Land volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentSnowAndIce | true ⓘ |
| prominence | high local relief over surrounding ice sheet ⓘ |
| region | West Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | inland from the Amundsen Sea coast ⓘ |
| remote | true ⓘ |
| researchUse |
geological studies
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ |
| surfaceCharacteristic | mostly ice-covered ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate volcanism of West Antarctica ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Marie Byrd Land volcanic province 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.