Vulkaner i Antarktis

Volcanic Landscapes

Antarctica’s frozen expanse hides a significant volcanic legacy. This list highlights the continent's most prominent formations, led by Mount Sidley, the highest dormant volcano in Antarctica and a member of the Volcanic Seven Summits. The collection includes Mount Discovery’s isolated cone near McMurdo Sound and the massive shield volcano of Mount Morning. It also features the ice-covered stratovolcano Mount Melbourne in Victoria Land, the remote peaks of the Crary Mountains in Marie Byrd Land, and the Weiss Amphitheater, a massive breached caldera.

Volcanic Landscapes — Kort

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse… / Public domain

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Mount Sidley

Mount Sidley is the highest dormant volcano in Antarctica, a member of the Volcanic Seven Summits, with a summit elevation of 4,181–4,285…

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Mount Discovery

Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated volcanic cone, 2,680 metres high, lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz…

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Mount Morning

Mount Morning is a shield volcano at the foot of the Transantarctic Mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica.

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Mount Melbourne

Mount Melbourne is a 2,733-metre-high ice-covered stratovolcano in Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Wood Bay and Terra Nova Bay.

USGS / Public domain

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Crary Mountains

Crary Mountains are a group of ice-covered volcanoes in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

USGS / Public domain

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Crary Mountains

Crary Mountains are a group of ice-covered volcanoes in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

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Weiss Amphitheater

Weiss Amphitheater is an amphitheater-like caldera, 2 nautical miles wide and breached at the southern side, occupying the south-central…

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