Mount Hampton
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| Mount Hampton | |
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 The caldera of Mt. Hampton viewed from the northwest. |
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| Elevation | 3,323 metres (10,902 ft) |
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Range | Executive Committee Range |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Type | Shield volcano (extinct) |
Mount Hampton is a mountain with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. It is the northernmost of the extinct volcanoes which comprise the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land.
Discovered by the USAS on a flight, December 15, 1940, and named for Ruth Hampton, Dept. of the Interior member of the USAS Executive Committee. Mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography, 1958-60.
[edit] Sources
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union, 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
- USGS GNIS: Mount Hampton
- Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond (1997–2007). Retrieved on 2005-01-14.
