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- Calderas of Antarctica
- Holocene shield volcanoes
- Shield volcanoes of Antarctica
- Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
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Airway (aviation)
In the United States, airways or air routes are defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in two ways: "VOR Federal airways and Low/Medium Frequency (L/MF) (Colored) Federal airways" These are designated routes which aeroplanes fly to aid in navigation and help with separation to avoid accidents.
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Ames Range
The Ames Range is a range of snow-covered, flat-topped, steep-sided mountains, extending in a north–south direction for and forming a right angle with the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and Ames Range are Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Amundsen Sea
The Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica.
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Andesite
Andesite is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition.
Anno Domini
The terms anno Domini. (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
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Antarctic Journal of the United States
The Antarctic Journal of the United States was a scientific journal that covered American research activities in Antarctica and its neighboring regions.
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Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.
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Apatite
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, with high concentrations of OH−, F− and Cl− ion, respectively, in the crystal.
Aurora
An aurora (aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).
Basalt
Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.
Basanite
Basanite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
Basement (geology)
In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments.
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Basin and range topography
Basin and range topography is characterized by alternating parallel mountain ranges and valleys.
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Bear Peninsula
Bear Peninsula is a peninsula about long and wide which is ice-covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying east of Martin Peninsula on Walgreen Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
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Before Present
Before Present (BP) or "years before present (YBP)" is a time scale used mainly in archaeology, geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events occurred relative to the origin of practical radiocarbon dating in the 1950s.
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Bellingshausen Sea
The Bellingshausen Sea is an area along the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula between 57°18'W and 102°20'W, west of Alexander Island, east of Cape Flying Fish on Thurston Island, and south of Peter I Island (there the southern Vostokkysten).
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Benmoreite
Benmoreite is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition.
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Bromine
Bromine is a chemical element; it has symbol Br and atomic number 35.
Byrd Station
The Byrd Station is a former research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by U.S. Navy Seabees during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica.
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Caldera
A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.
Central volcano
A central volcano is a type of volcano formed by basalts and silica-rich volcanic rocks.
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Cinder cone
A cinder cone (or scoria cone) is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic clinkers, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent.
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Cirque
A (from the Latin word) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical.
Comendite
Comendite is a hard, peralkaline igneous rock, a type of light blue grey rhyolite.
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Core sample
A core sample is a cylindrical section of (usually) a naturally-occurring substance.
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Crary Mountains
Crary Mountains are a group of ice-covered volcanoes in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and Crary Mountains are Pleistocene shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Crust (geology)
In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.
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Deglaciation
Deglaciation is the transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages, to warm interglacials, characterized by global warming and sea level rise due to change in continental ice volume.
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Dome C
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Dome F
Dome Fuji (ドームふじ Dōmu Fuji), also called Dome F or Valkyrie Dome, is an Antarctic base located in the eastern part of Queen Maud Land.
Executive Committee Range
The Executive Committee Range is a range consisting of five major volcanoes, which trends north-south for along the 126th meridian west, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and Executive Committee Range are volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Explosive eruption
In volcanology, an explosive eruption is a volcanic eruption of the most violent type.
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Felsic
In geology, felsic is a modifier describing igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz.
Fissure vent
A fissure vent, also known as a volcanic fissure, eruption fissure or simply a fissure, is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity.
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Flood Range
The Flood Range is a range of large snow-covered mountains extending in an east–west direction for about and forming a right angle with the southern end of the Ames Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and Flood Range are Pleistocene shield volcanoes and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Fractional crystallization (geology)
Fractional crystallization, or crystal fractionation, is one of the most important geochemical and physical processes operating within crust and mantle of a rocky planetary body, such as the Earth.
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Fumarole
A fumarole (or fumerole) is a vent in the surface of the Earth or another rocky planet from which hot volcanic gases and vapors are emitted, without any accompanying liquids or solids.
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.
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Geothermal energy
Geothermal energy is thermal energy extracted from the Earth's crust.
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Getz Ice Shelf
The Getz Ice Shelf is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula.
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Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.
Global Volcanism Program
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program (GVP) documents Earth's volcanoes and their eruptive history over the past 10,000 years.
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Great Basin
The Great Basin (Gran Cuenca) is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America.
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Halogen
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Hawaiite
Hawaiite is an olivine basalt with a composition between alkali basalt and mugearite.
Heat transfer
Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems.
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Holocene
The Holocene is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago.
Hyaloclastite
Hyaloclastite is a volcanoclastic accumulation or breccia consisting of glass (from the Greek hyalus) fragments (clasts) formed by quench fragmentation of lava flow surfaces during submarine or subglacial extrusion.
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Ice core
An ice core is a core sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet or a high mountain glacier.
K–Ar dating
Potassium–argon dating, abbreviated K–Ar dating, is a radiometric dating method used in geochronology and archaeology.
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Lahar
A lahar (from ꦮ꧀ꦭꦲꦂ) is a violent type of mudflow or debris flow composed of a slurry of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water.
Lapilli
Lapilli (lapillus) is a size classification of tephra, which is material that falls out of the air during a volcanic eruption or during some meteorite impacts.
Last Glacial Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), also referred to as the Last Glacial Coldest Period, was the most recent time during the Last Glacial Period where ice sheets were at their greatest extent 26,000 and 20,000 years ago.
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Lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface.
Lava delta
Lava deltas, similar to river deltas, form wherever sufficient sub-aerial flows of lava enter standing bodies of water.
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Lava dome
In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular, mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.
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Law Dome
Law Dome is a large ice dome which rises to directly south of Cape Poinsett, Antarctica.
List of ultras of Antarctica
This is a list of all the ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica.
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List of volcanoes in Antarctica
This is a list of volcanoes in Antarctica.
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Lithosphere
A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite.
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Mafic
A mafic mineral or rock is a silicate mineral or igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron.
Magma chamber
A magma chamber is a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.
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Magnetic anomaly
In geophysics, a magnetic anomaly is a local variation in the Earth's magnetic field resulting from variations in the chemistry or magnetism of the rocks.
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Mantle plume
A mantle plume is a proposed mechanism of convection within the Earth's mantle, hypothesized to explain anomalous volcanism.
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Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica.
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Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province
The Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province is a volcanic field in northern Marie Byrd Land of West Antarctica, consisting of over 18 large shield volcanoes, 30 small volcanic centres and possibly many more centres buried under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Mount Takahe and Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province are volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Marine isotope stages
Marine isotope stages (MIS), marine oxygen-isotope stages, or oxygen isotope stages (OIS), are alternating warm and cool periods in the Earth's paleoclimate, deduced from oxygen isotope data derived from deep sea core samples.
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McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of largely snow-free valleys in Antarctica, located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound.
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Mesozoic
The Mesozoic Era is the penultimate era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.
Miocene
The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).
Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet.
Mount Berlin
Mount Berlin is a glacier-covered volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, from the Amundsen Sea. Mount Takahe and Mount Berlin are calderas of Antarctica, Holocene shield volcanoes, Pleistocene shield volcanoes, Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. Mount Takahe and Mount Kilimanjaro are dormant volcanoes.
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Mount Murphy
Mount Murphy is a massive, snow-covered mountain with steep, rocky slopes rising to in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and mount Murphy are Pleistocene shield volcanoes, Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Mount Sidley
Mount Sidley is the highest dormant volcano in Antarctica, a member of the Volcanic Seven Summits, the highest volcanoes on each of the seven continents, with a summit elevation of. Mount Takahe and Mount Sidley are calderas of Antarctica, Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Mount Takahe
Mount Takahe is a snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, from the Amundsen Sea. Mount Takahe and Mount Takahe are calderas of Antarctica, dormant volcanoes, Holocene shield volcanoes, Pleistocene shield volcanoes, Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Mount Waesche
Mount Waesche is a mountain of volcanic origin at the southern end of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and mount Waesche are Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Mugearite
Mugearite is a type of oligoclase-bearing basalt, comprising olivine, apatite, and opaque oxides.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Obsidian
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth.
Olivine
The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula.
Outcrop
An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.
Ozone
Ozone (or trioxygen) is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula.
Ozone depletion
Ozone depletion consists of two related events observed since the late 1970s: a steady lowering of about four percent in the total amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere, and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone (the ozone layer) around Earth's polar regions.
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Palagonite
Palagonite is an alteration product from the interaction of water with volcanic glass of chemical composition similar to basalt.
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Paleozoic
The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the first of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
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Pantellerite
Pantellerite is a type of volcanic rock, specifically a peralkaline rhyolite.
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Parasitic cone
A parasitic cone (also adventive cone or satellite cone) is the cone-shaped accumulation of volcanic material not part of the central vent of a volcano.
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Phenocryst
Swiss side of the Mont Blanc massif, has large white phenocrysts of plagioclase (that have trapezoid shapes when cut through). 1 euro coin (diameter 2.3 cm) for scale. A phenocryst is an early forming, relatively large and usually conspicuous crystal distinctly larger than the grains of the rock groundmass of an igneous rock.
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Phonolite
Phonolite is an uncommon shallow intrusive or extrusive rock, of intermediate chemical composition between felsic and mafic, with texture ranging from aphanitic (fine-grained) to porphyritic (mixed fine- and coarse-grained).
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Phreatic eruption
A phreatic eruption, also called a phreatic explosion, ultravulcanian eruption or steam-blast eruption, occurs when magma heats ground water or surface water.
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Phreatomagmatic eruption
Phreatomagmatic eruptions are volcanic eruptions resulting from interaction between magma and water.
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Pillow lava
Pillow lavas are lavas that contain characteristic pillow-shaped structures that are attributed to the extrusion of the lava underwater, or subaqueous extrusion.
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Plagioclase
Plagioclase is a series of tectosilicate (framework silicate) minerals within the feldspar group.
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Plinian eruption
Plinian eruptions or Vesuvian eruptions are volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
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Pyroclastic flow
A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of but is capable of reaching speeds up to.
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Pyroclastic rock
Pyroclastic rocks are clastic rocks composed of rock fragments produced and ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions.
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Quaternary
The Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).
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Radiometric dating
Radiometric dating, radioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formed.
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Research stations in Antarctica
Multiple governments have set up permanent research stations in Antarctica and these bases are widely distributed.
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Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth.
Sastrugi
Sastrugi, or zastrugi, are features formed by erosion of snow by wind.
Seismology
Seismology (from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (-logía) meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies.
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Shield volcano
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground.
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Sideromelane
Sideromelane is a vitreous basaltic volcanic glass, usually occurring in palagonite tuff, for which it is characteristic.
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Siple Dome
Siple Dome is an ice dome approximately 100 km wide and 100 km long, located 130 km east of Siple Coast in Antarctica.
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Stratosphere
The stratosphere is the second-lowest layer of the atmosphere of Earth, located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere.
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Strombolian eruption
In volcanology, a Strombolian eruption is a type of volcanic eruption with relatively mild blasts, typically having a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1 or 2.
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Subduction
Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
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Sulfate
The sulfate or sulphate ion is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula.
Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Takahē
The South Island takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless swamphen indigenous to New Zealand and the largest living member of the rail family.
Taylor Glacier
The Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills.
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Tephra
Tephra is fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of composition, fragment size, or emplacement mechanism.
Thwaites Glacier
Thwaites Glacier is an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier located east of Mount Murphy, on the Walgreen Coast of Marie Byrd Land.
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Titanomagnetite
Titanomagnetite is a mineral containing oxides of titanium and iron, with the formula Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4.
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Toney Mountain
Toney Mountain is an elongated snow-covered shield volcano, long and rising to at Richmond Peak, located southwest of Kohler Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mount Takahe and Toney Mountain are calderas of Antarctica, Pleistocene shield volcanoes, Polygenetic shield volcanoes, shield volcanoes of Antarctica and volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land.
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Trachyte
Trachyte is an extrusive igneous rock composed mostly of alkali feldspar.
Transantarctic Mountains
The Transantarctic Mountains (abbreviated TAM) comprise a mountain range of uplifted rock (primarily sedimentary) in Antarctica which extends, with some interruptions, across the continent from Cape Adare in northern Victoria Land to Coats Land.
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Tropopause
The tropopause is the atmospheric boundary that demarcates the troposphere from the stratosphere, which are the lowest two of the five layers of the atmosphere of Earth.
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Tuff
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.
Tuya
A tuya is a flat-topped, steep-sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a thick glacier or ice sheet.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 10–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.
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United States Antarctic Program
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
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Volcanic block
A volcanic block is a fragment of rock that measures more than in diameter and is erupted in a solid condition.
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Volcanic bomb
A volcanic bomb or lava bomb is a mass of partially molten rock (tephra) larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.
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Volcanic cone
Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcanic landforms.
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Volcanic crater lake
A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed by explosive activity or a collapse during a volcanic eruption.
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Volcanic plug
A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic object created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano.
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Volcanic winter
A volcanic winter is a reduction in global temperatures caused by droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar radiation) after a large, sulfur-rich, particularly explosive volcanic eruption.
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Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
WAIS Divide
The WAIS Divide is the ice flow divide on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) which is a linear boundary that separates the region where the ice flows to the Ross Sea, from the region where the ice flows to the Weddell Sea.
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Weathering
Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals (as well as wood and artificial materials) through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is the segment of the continental ice sheet that covers West Antarctica, the portion of Antarctica on the side of the Transantarctic Mountains that lies in the Western Hemisphere.
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West Antarctic Rift System
The West Antarctic Rift System is a series of rift valleys between East and West Antarctica.
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Wisconsin glaciation
The Wisconsin glaciation, also called the Wisconsin glacial episode, was the most recent glacial period of the North American ice sheet complex, peaking more than 20,000 years ago.
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See also
Calderas of Antarctica
- Coulman Island
- Deception Island
- Kemp Caldera
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Berlin
- Mount Bursey
- Mount Kauffman
- Mount Rittmann
- Mount Sidley
- Mount Siple
- Mount Takahe
- Toney Mountain
Holocene shield volcanoes
- Alcedo Volcano
- Atlasov (volcano)
- Bely (volcano)
- Bolshoy Kekuknaysky
- Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano)
- Eggella
- Emi Koussi
- Emuruangogolak
- Grizzly Butte
- Haleakalā
- Hualālai
- Kīlauea
- Madeira Island
- Maly Payalpan
- Mauna Kea
- Mauna Loa
- Menengai
- Mount Berlin
- Mount Okmok
- Mount Takahe
- Mount Taveuni
- Namarunu
- Nevado de Santa Isabel
- Otdelny
- Ozernoy
- Piton de la Fournaise
- Pogranichny Volcano
- San Martin Tuxtla
- Santiago Island (Galápagos)
- Sierra Negra (Galápagos)
- Titila
- Tolbachik
- Trölladyngja
- Tuzovskiy (volcano)
- Uksichan
- Volcano Vent
- West Vent
- Yelovsky (volcano)
Shield volcanoes of Antarctica
- Adare Peninsula
- Ames Range
- Coulman Island
- Crary Mountains
- Daniell Peninsula
- Deception Island
- Franklin Island (Antarctica)
- Hallett Peninsula
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Berlin
- Mount Bird
- Mount Haddington
- Mount Morning
- Mount Moulton
- Mount Murphy
- Mount Rees (Marie Byrd Land)
- Mount Sidley
- Mount Takahe
- Mount Terra Nova
- Mount Terror (Antarctica)
- Mount Waesche
- Peter I Island
- Toney Mountain
Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land
- Ames Range
- Crary Mountains
- Executive Committee Range
- Flood Range
- Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province
- McCuddin Mountains
- Mount Andrus
- Mount Berlin
- Mount Bursey
- Mount Hampton
- Mount Kauffman
- Mount Moulton
- Mount Murphy
- Mount Obiglio
- Mount Petras
- Mount Rees (Marie Byrd Land)
- Mount Sidley
- Mount Siple
- Mount Takahe
- Mount Waesche
- Toney Mountain
References
Also known as Bucher Rim, Cadenazzi Rock, Clausen Glacier, Gill Bluff, Jaron Cliffs, Knezevich Rock, Möll Spur, Oeschger Bluff, Roper Point, Stauffer Bluff, Steuri Glacier, Takahe (volcano).