Mount Discovery

Mount Discovery
The Mount Discovery in Antarctica
Elevation	2,681 m (8,796 ft)
Prominence	1,637 m (5,371 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	78°22′S 165°01′E
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	Pliocene-to-Quaternary
Last eruption	Unknown

Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated stratovolcano, lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz Glacier, overlooking the NW portion of the Ross Ice Shelf. It forms the center of a three-armed mass of which Brown Peninsula is one extension to the north; Minna Bluff is a second to the east; the third is Mount Morning to the west.

Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) and named for their expedition ship Discovery.

Topographic map of the Mount Discovery (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Discovery

See also

• List of volcanoes in Antarctica

Sources

• LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7. 
• "Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond". 1997–2007. http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/RingOfFire.html. Retrieved 2005-01-14. 
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Discovery