Ross Island volcanic group

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The Ross Island volcanic group is a cluster of large shield volcanoes and related volcanic features forming Ross Island in Antarctica, including peaks such as Mount Erebus and Mount Terror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shield volcano complex
volcanic group
contains large shield volcanoes
lava flows
pyroclastic deposits
scoria cones
country Antarctica
eruptionStyle Hawaiian
Strombolian
geologicalAge Neogene
Quaternary
hasPart Arrival Heights volcanic features
Brown Peninsula volcanic features
Cape Bird volcanic features
Cape Crozier volcanic features
Castle Rock
Crater Hill
Hut Point Peninsula volcanic features
Kyle Hills volcanic features
Mount Bird
Mount Erebus
Mount Terra Nova
Mount Terror
Observation Hill
Razorback Islands volcanic features
Twin Crater
highestPoint Mount Erebus
highestPointElevation 3794 m
locatedIn Antarctica
Ross Island
Ross Sea region
linked to: Ross Sea
namedAfter Ross Island
near McMurdo Sound
Ross Ice Shelf
notableFor hosting Mount Erebus, the southernmost active volcano on Earth
partOf McMurdo Volcanic Group
West Antarctic Rift System
region Victoria Land
researchInterest Antarctic volcanology
mantle plume processes
volcanic gas emissions
tectonicSetting West Antarctic Rift System
intraplate volcanic province
volcanicArcOrBelt McMurdo Volcanic Group
volcanicRockType alkali basalt
basanite
phonolite

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Mount Terror partOf Ross Island volcanic group
Mount Terror mountainRange Ross Island volcanoes
linked to: Ross Island volcanic group
Mount Terra Nova partOf Ross Island volcanic landscape
linked to: Ross Island volcanic group
Mount Terra Nova mountainRange Ross Island volcanic group
Mount Terra Nova volcanicField Ross Island volcanic field
linked to: Ross Island volcanic group