Antarctica · Shield volcano
Mount Morning
Morning
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 2723m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Antarctica
- Region
- Antarctic & Scotia / McMurdo Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2723m
- Coordinates
- -78.500, 163.530
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Phonolite
Geological summary
Mount Morning is a glaciated, undissected, alkalic shield volcano in the Erebus volcanic province SE of the south end of the Royal Society Range.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Morning is a shield volcano at the foot of the Transantarctic Mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Ross Island. Mount Morning rises to an elevation of 2,723 metres (8,934 ft) and is almost entirely mantled with snow and ice. A 4.1-by-4.9-kilometre-wide summit caldera lies at the top of the volcano, and several ice-free ridges such as Hurricane Ridge and Riviera Ridge emanate from the summit. A number of parasitic vents mainly in the form of cinder cones dot the mountain.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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