Mount Abbott (Antarctica)
Mount Abbott (74°42′S 163°50′E / 74.700°S 163.833°ECoordinates: 74°42′S 163°50′E / 74.700°S 163.833°E) is a mountain 3,346 feet (1,020 m) high, which stands 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Cape Canwe and is the highest point in the Northern Foothills, in Victoria Land. It overlooks Terra Nova Bay. Mapped by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, and named after Petty Officer George P. Abbott, RN, a member of the expedition.[1]
WikiMiniAtlasThe mountain is a basanitic cinder cone of the Melbourne Volcanic Province of the McMurdo Volcanic Group. It has been dated to 0.628 ± 0.015 million years old.[2]
See also[]
- List of mountains in Antarctica
- List of volcanoes in Antarctica
References[]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Abbott". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
- ^ "K/Ar and Rb/Sr dating of McMurdo Volcanic Group (north of Campbell Glacier)" (PDF). Geological Society of America. p. 2.
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