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Mount Terror

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volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica

Key facts

Elevation
3,230 m (10,600 ft)
Prominence
1,728 m (5,669 ft)
Listing
Ultra , Ribu
Rock age
820,000–1.75 million years
Mountain type
Shield volcano (extinct)
Volcanic belt
McMurdo Volcanic Group
Easiest route
snow/ice climb

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
3262
Image
ErebusTerror.jpg
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Mount Terror
topographic prominence
1728
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Mount Terror is an extinct volcano about 3,230 metres (10,600 ft) high on Ross Island, Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) eastward of Mount Erebus. Mount Terror was named in 1841 by polar explorer James Clark Ross after his second ship, HMS Terror.

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