Mount Steere

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Mount Steere is a volcanic peak in Antarctica’s remote Marie Byrd Land region, forming part of a large, largely ice-covered volcanic province.

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Mount Steere canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic mountain
stratovolcano
volcanic mountain
continentSector West Antarctica
country no sovereign country (Antarctic Treaty System)
coveredBy ice and snow
discoveredDuring U.S. Antarctic explorations of Marie Byrd Land
elevation ~2870 m
geologicalNature volcanic peak
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasClimate polar ice-cap climate
hasPermanentSettlements false
iceCoverage heavily glaciated slopes
locatedIn Antarctica
Marie Byrd Land
locatedOnContinent Antarctica
mapSource U.S. Geological Survey surveys and U.S. Navy air photos
namedAfter William C. Steere
namedBy Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
near Mount Frakes
Mount Hampton
partOf Executive Committee Range
Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
prominenceContext prominent peak within Executive Committee Range
rangeOrientation north–south trending volcanic range
regionType remote region of West Antarctica
tectonicSetting intraplate volcanism of Marie Byrd Land
uninhabited true
volcanicField Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
volcanicProvinceCharacteristic largely ice-covered volcanic province

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