Mount Discovery
| Mount Discovery | |
|---|---|
  Mount Discovery | |
| Elevation | 2,681 m (8,796 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,637 m (5,371 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 78°22′S 165°01′E / 78.367°S 165.017°ECoordinates: 78°22′S 165°01′E / 78.367°S 165.017°E[1] |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Age of rock | Pliocene-to-Quaternary |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated stratovolcano, lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz Glacier, overlooking the NW portion of the Ross Ice Shelf. It forms the center of a three-armed mass of which Brown Peninsula is one extension to the north; Minna Bluff is a second to the east; the third is Mount Morning to the west.
Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for their expedition ship Discovery.
Topographic map of the Mount Discovery (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Discovery
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
Sources
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W., eds. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
- "Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond". Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. 2007 [1997]. Retrieved 2005-01-14.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Discovery