Mount Kosciusko (Executive Committee Range)

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Mount Kosciusko is a volcanic peak in Antarctica’s Executive Committee Range, forming part of the Marie Byrd Land volcanic province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcanic peak
continent Antarctica
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude used in Antarctic mapping)
country Antarctica (no sovereign nation; under Antarctic Treaty System)
discoveredBy United States Antarctic Service Expedition
discoveryYear 1940
elevation approximately 2925 m
approximately 9600 ft
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasFeature glacially eroded flanks
ice-covered slopes
isPartOf Antarctic volcanic province of Marie Byrd Land
lastEruption unknown (no historical eruptions recorded)
locatedIn Antarctica
Executive Committee Range
Marie Byrd Land
West Antarctica
mountainRange Executive Committee Range
namedAfter Tadeusz Kościuszko (Polish–American military leader)
linked to: Tadeusz Kościuszko
namedBy Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
nearestMajorVolcano Mount Sidley
partOf Executive Committee Range volcanic chain
Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
population uninhabited
protectedBy Antarctic Treaty System
region Ross Sea sector of West Antarctica
relativeLocation inland from the Amundsen Sea coast of Marie Byrd Land
north of Mount Sidley in the Executive Committee Range
rockType andesitic rocks
basaltic rocks
tectonicSetting intra-plate volcanism associated with West Antarctic Rift System
volcanicArcOrBelt West Antarctic Rift System–related volcanism
volcanicField Marie Byrd Land volcanic province

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Marie Byrd Land volcanic province hasVolcanicCenter Mount Kosciusko (Executive Committee Range)
Flood Range hasPeak Mount Kosciusko (Flood Range)
linked to: Mount Kosciusko (Executive Committee Range)