Mount Petras

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Mount Petras is a volcanic peak located in the remote Marie Byrd Land region of West Antarctica.

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Mount Petras canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
volcanic peak
country Antarctica (no sovereign country; governed by Antarctic Treaty System)
coveredBy snow and ice for most of the year
discoveredBy Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930)
elevation about 1180 m
elevationInMeters 1180
environment polar
governingFramework Antarctic Treaty System
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasPermanentPopulation 0
hasPoliticalStatus no sovereign ownership; subject to international agreements under the Antarctic Treaty System
inhabited false
isRemote true
isVolcanic true
locatedIn Marie Byrd Land
West Antarctica
locatedOnContinent Antarctica
mappedBy Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930)
mountainRange Ford Ranges
namedAfter James Petras
namedBy Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
namesakeAffiliation United States Antarctic Research Program
namesakeOccupation meteorologist
namesakeServiceYear 1962
namesakeStation Byrd Station
partOf Ford Ranges
region Marie Byrd Land
relativeLocation about 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of Mount Rea
north side of Balchen Glacier

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