Mount Morning
| Mount Morning | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Mount Morning from the northeast. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,515 m (4,970 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 78°31′S 163°35′E / 78.517°S 163.583°ECoordinates: 78°31′S 163°35′E / 78.517°S 163.583°E [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Morning | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown[2] |
Mount Morning is a dome-shaped shield volcano standing WSW of Mount Discovery and east of Koettlitz Glacier in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) which named it for the Morning, relief ship to the expedition.
Morning Glacier (78°27′S 163°45′E / 78.450°S 163.750°E) is a glacier named in association with Mount Morning.
Topographic map of Mounts Morning and Discovery (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Discovery
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ↑ Global Volcanism Program: Mount Morning
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 Morning
- GNIS entry for Mt. Morning
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