Mount Murphy

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Mount Murphy is a large, mostly ice-covered volcanic massif in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica.

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Mount Murphy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
volcanic massif
continent Antarctica
country Antarctica
coveredBy ice
discoveredBy United States Antarctic Service Expedition
discoveryDate 1939–1941
elevation approximately 2700 m
approximately 8858 ft
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalType shield volcano
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasActivityStatus possibly extinct
hasCharacteristic large
mostly ice-covered
hasComposition basaltic lavas
pyroclastic rocks
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates in degrees of latitude and longitude
hasGlacialFeature flanked by outlet glaciers
hasHumanSettlement none
hasResearchInterest climate change impacts on ice sheets
glaciology
volcanology
hasSlope gentler western slopes
steep eastern slopes
hasSummitFeature ice-covered summit
isPartOf West Antarctic Rift System volcanic belt
isRemote true
lastEruption unknown
locatedIn Antarctica
Marie Byrd Land
West Antarctica
locatedOn Walgreen Coast
mappedBy United States Geological Survey
mappedUsing U.S. Navy air photos
mountainRange Walgreen Coast region of Marie Byrd Land
namedAfter Robert Cushman Murphy
nameEtymology named for American ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy
near Cosgrove Ice Shelf
Getz Ice Shelf
overlooks Cosgrove Ice Shelf
eastern Getz Ice Shelf
linked to: Getz Ice Shelf
partOf Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
region Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica
volcanicField Marie Byrd Land volcanic province

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