Mount Andrus

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Mount Andrus is a large, mostly ice-covered stratovolcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, forming part of the region’s remote volcanic landscape.

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Mount Andrus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
stratovolcano
accessibility difficult to access
aerialPhotographyBy U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
climate polar
composition basaltic to trachytic lavas
continent Antarctica
country Antarctica
coveredBy ice
discoveredBy U.S. Antarctic Service
elevation ~2800 m
~9200 ft
eruptionStyle explosive and effusive (inferred for stratovolcanoes)
geologicalType stratovolcano
glaciation heavily glaciated
hasSummitCrater true
hazardLevel poorly known
humanPopulation uninhabited
lastEruption unknown
locatedIn Antarctica
Marie Byrd Land
mappingAgency United States Geological Survey
namedAfter Lt. Carl H. Andrus
partOf Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
permanentSnowAndIce true
prominence high local relief over surrounding ice sheet
region West Antarctica
relativeLocation inland from the Amundsen Sea coast
remote true
researchUse geological studies
glaciological studies
surfaceCharacteristic mostly ice-covered
tectonicSetting intraplate volcanism of West Antarctica
volcanicArcOrBelt Marie Byrd Land volcanic province
volcanicField Marie Byrd Land volcanic province

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