Antarctica · Shield volcano
Mount Andrus
Andrus
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 2978m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Antarctica
- Region
- Antarctic & Scotia / Western Antarctica Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 2978m
- Coordinates
- -75.800, -132.330
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
Geological summary
Three coalescing trachytic shield volcanoes with a combined volume of 252 km3 formed during the Miocene along a N-S line in the Ames Range of western Marie Byrd Land.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Andrus is a peak 2 nautical miles southeast of Mount Boennighausen in the southeast extremity of the Ames Range, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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