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87 relations: Acidobacteria, Air New Zealand, Air New Zealand Flight 901, Alistair Mackay, American Geophysical Union, Anorthoclase, Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctica, Arctic, Auckland Airport, Basanite, Caldera, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Chaos (cosmogony), Chloroflexi (phylum), Christchurch International Airport, Chromatography, Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David, Erebus, Erebus crystal, Erebus Glacier, Erebus hotspot, Erebus Ice Tongue, Eric Marshall, Ernest Shackleton, Fang Ridge, Franklin's lost expedition, Fumarole, Greek mythology, Greek primordial deities, Hades, Helo Cliffs, Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica, HMS Erebus (1826), HMS Terror (1813), Hydrogen, Hydrogen sulfide, Ice Tower Ridge, Igneous differentiation, James Clark Ross, Jameson Adams, John Franklin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Journal of Geophysical Research, Lava lake, List of islands by highest point, List of peaks by prominence, List of volcanoes in Antarctica, ..., Lower Erebus Hut, Magma, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, McMurdo Station, Methane, Mount Bird, Mount Sidley, Mount Terra Nova, Mount Terror (Antarctica), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, New Zealand, Nimrod Expedition, Oligotroph, Phonolite, Phonotephrite, Polygenetic volcanic field, Porphyritic, Robert Falcon Scott, Ross Dependency, Ross Island, Scott Base, Seismometer, South Pole, Stratovolcano, Strike and dip, Stromboli, Strombolian eruption, Tephrite, Terra Nova Expedition, Trachyte, Ultra-prominent peak, United States Geological Survey, Viscosity, Volcanic bomb, Volcanic Explosivity Index, Volcano, Whiteout (weather). Expand index (37 more) »
Acidobacteria
Acidobacteria is a phylum of bacteria.
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Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited is the flag carrier airline of New Zealand.
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Air New Zealand Flight 901
Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE-901) was a scheduled Air New Zealand Antarctic sightseeing flight that operated between 1977 and 1979.
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Alistair Mackay
Alistair Mackay was a Scottish doctor and polar explorer.
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American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 62,000 members from 144 countries.
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Anorthoclase
The mineral anorthoclase ((Na,K)AlSi3O8) is a crystalline solid solution in the alkali feldspar series, in which the sodium-aluminium silicate member exists in larger proportion.
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Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.
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Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.
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Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.
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Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand, with 19,387,627 (10,594,128 international and 8,793,499 domestic) passengers in the year ended October 2017.
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Basanite
Basanite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
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Caldera
A caldera is a large cauldron-like depression that forms following the evacuation of a magma chamber/reservoir.
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Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.
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Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air.
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Chaos (cosmogony)
Chaos (Greek χάος, khaos) refers to the void state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos in the Greek creation myths, or to the initial "gap" created by the original separation of heaven and earth.
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Chloroflexi (phylum)
The Chloroflexi or Chlorobacteria are a phylum of bacteria containing isolates with a diversity of phenotypes including members that are aerobic thermophiles, which use oxygen and grow well in high temperatures, anoxygenic phototrophs, which use light for photosynthesis (green non-sulfur bacteria), and anaerobic halorespirers, which uses halogenated organics (such as the toxic chlorinated ethenes and polychlorinated biphenyls) as electron acceptors.
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Christchurch International Airport
Christchurch International Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Chromatography
Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture.
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Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic.
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Edgeworth David
Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David (28 January 1858 – 28 August 1934), professionally known as Edgeworth David, was a Welsh Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer.
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Erebus
In Greek mythology, Erebus, also Erebos (Ἔρεβος, "deep darkness, shadow"),. was often conceived as a primordial deity, representing the personification of darkness; for instance, Hesiod's Theogony identifies him as one of the first five beings in existence, born of Chaos.
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Erebus crystal
An erebus crystal is an anorthoclase mineral, a type of feldspar found in the immediate area surrounding Mount Erebus in Antarctica near McMurdo Station.
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Erebus Glacier
Erebus Glacier is a glacier draining the lower southern slopes of Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica.
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Erebus hotspot
The Erebus hotspot is a volcanic hotspot responsible for the high volcanic activity on Ross Island in the western Ross Sea of Antarctica.
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Erebus Ice Tongue
The Erebus Ice Tongue is a mountain outlet glacier and the seaward extension of Erebus Glacier from Ross Island.
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Eric Marshall
Lieutenant Colonel Eric Stewart Marshall (29 May, 1879 - 26 February, 1963) was a British Antarctic explorer with the Nimrod Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in 1907–09, and was one of the party of four men (Marshall, Shackleton, Jameson Adams and Frank Wild) who reached Furthest South at on 9 January 1909.
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Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
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Fang Ridge
Fang Ridge is a conspicuous ridge on the northeast slope of Mount Erebus, on Ross Island.
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Franklin's lost expedition
Franklin's lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, and.
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Fumarole
A fumarole (or fumerole – the word ultimately comes from the Latin fumus, "smoke") is an opening in a planet's crust, often in areas surrounding volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and hydrogen sulfide.
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.
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Greek primordial deities
In Greek mythology, the primordial deities are the first gods and goddesses born from the void of Chaos.
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Hades
Hades (ᾍδης Háidēs) was the ancient Greek chthonic god of the underworld, which eventually took his name.
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Helo Cliffs
The Helo Cliffs are a set of prominent cliffs at about on the north rim of the summit caldera of Mount Erebus, on Ross Island, Antarctica.
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Historic Sites and Monuments in Antarctica
A Historic Site or Monument (HSM) is a protected location of historic interest on the continent of Antarctica, or on its adjacent islands.
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HMS Erebus (1826)
HMS Erebus was a designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the Royal Navy in Pembroke dockyard, Wales in 1826.
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HMS Terror (1813)
HMS Terror was a specialized warship and a newly developed bomb vessel constructed for the Royal Navy in 1813.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1.
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Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the chemical formula H2S.
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Ice Tower Ridge
Ice Tower Ridge is a ridge at about that descends the southwestern slope of the summit crater of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica.
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Igneous differentiation
In geology, igneous differentiation, or magmatic differentiation, is an umbrella term for the various processes by which magmas undergo bulk chemical change during the partial melting process, cooling, emplacement, or eruption.
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James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British naval officer and explorer remembered today for his exploration of the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry and, in particular, his own expedition to Antarctica.
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Jameson Adams
Captain Sir Jameson Boyd Adams (6 March 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a British Antarctic explorer and Royal Navy officer.
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John Franklin
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was an English Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic.
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Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century.
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Journal of Geophysical Research
The Journal of Geophysical Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
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Lava lake
Lava lakes are large volumes of molten lava, usually basaltic, contained in a volcanic vent, crater, or broad depression.
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List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point.
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List of peaks by prominence
This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence.
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List of volcanoes in Antarctica
This is a list of volcanoes in Antarctica.
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Lower Erebus Hut
The Lower Erebus Hut (LEH) is a permanent field facility located on Mount Erebus in Ross Island, Antarctica.
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Magma
Magma (from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma) meaning "thick unguent") is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites.
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine wide-body jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas.
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McMurdo Station
The McMurdo Station is a United States Antarctic research center on the south tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica.
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Methane
Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen).
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Mount Bird
Mount Bird is a high shield volcano standing about south of Cape Bird, the northern extremity of Ross Island.
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Mount Sidley
Mount Sidley is the highest dormant volcano in Antarctica, a member of the Volcanic Seven Summits, with a summit elevation of.
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Mount Terra Nova
Mount Terra Nova is a snow-covered mountain, 2,130 m, between Mount Erebus and Mount Terror on Ross Island.
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Mount Terror (Antarctica)
Mount Terror is a large shield volcano that forms the eastern part of Ross Island, Antarctica.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (a.k.a. New Mexico Tech, and formerly known as the New Mexico School of Mines) is a university located in Socorro, New Mexico.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Nimrod Expedition
The British Antarctic Expedition 1907–09, otherwise known as the Nimrod Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton.
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Oligotroph
An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients.
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Phonolite
Phonolite is an uncommon volcanic rock, of intermediate chemical composition between felsic and mafic, with texture ranging from aphanitic (fine-grain) to porphyritic (mixed fine- and coarse-grain).
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Phonotephrite
Phonotephrite is a strongly alkaline volcanic rock with a composition between phonolite and tephrite.
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Polygenetic volcanic field
A polygenetic volcanic field is a group of polygenetic volcanoes, each of which erupts repeatedly, in contrast with monogenetic volcanoes, each of which erupts only once.
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Porphyritic
Porphyritic is an adjective used in geology, specifically for igneous rocks, for a rock that has a distinct difference in the size of the crystals, with at least one group of crystals obviously larger than another group.
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Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, (6 June 1868 – 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913).
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Ross Dependency
The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south.
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Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.
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Scott Base
The Scott Base is a New Zealand Antarctic research facility located at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim.
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Seismometer
A seismometer is an instrument that measures motion of the ground, caused by, for example, an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or the use of explosives.
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South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface.
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Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash.
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Strike and dip
Strike and dip refer to the orientation or attitude of a geologic feature.
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Stromboli
Stromboli (Struògnuli, Ancient Greek: Στρογγύλη, Strongulē) is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy.
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Strombolian eruption
Strombolian eruptions are relatively mild blasts with a volcanic explosivity index of about 1 to 3.
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Tephrite
Tephrite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
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Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913.
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Trachyte
Trachyte is an igneous volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture.
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Ultra-prominent peak
An ultra-prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is defined as a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
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Viscosity
The viscosity of a fluid is the measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress.
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Volcanic bomb
A volcanic bomb is a mass of 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 Explosivity Index
The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) is a relative measure of the explosiveness of volcanic eruptions.
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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.
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Whiteout (weather)
Whiteout is a weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand.
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References
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