Mount Gaussberg

mountain, Antarctica

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Mount Gaussberg is a volcano located along the coast of East Antarctica. It is the only volcano of its kind along this entire stretch of coast. While dormant, it is an example of Antarctica's volcanic activity, which is primarily concentrated in the volcanic Scotia Arc and western parts of the continent. The Gamburtsev Mountains, a subglacial range in East Antarctica, are also significant, reaching heights of up to 3,390 meters (11,120 feet) and are buried under ice. These mountains were discovered in 1958 and are thought to be the origin of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.12

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Erich Dagobert von Drygalski
…miles (80 km) east of Gaussberg, an ice-free volcanic peak that Drygalski named and that was a notable discovery. The results of the venture were published in 20 volumes of scientific reports, Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903 (1905–31; “German South Polar Expedition”). His general account of the trip, Zum Kontinent des eisigens…
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…miles (80 km) east of Gaussberg, an ice-free volcanic peak that Drygalski named and that was a notable discovery. The results of the venture were published in 20 volumes of scientific reports, Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903 (1905–31; “German South Polar Expedition”). His general account of the trip, Zum Kontinent des eisigens…
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Only one volcano, Gaussberg (90° E), occurs along the entire coast of East Antarctica. Long dormant, Mount Erebus, on Ross Island, showed increased activity from the mid-1970s. Lava lakes have occasionally filled, but not overspilled, its crater, but the volcano’s activity has been closely monitored because Antarctica’s largest…
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Only one volcano, Gaussberg (90° E), occurs along the entire coast of East Antarctica. Long dormant, Mount Erebus, on Ross Island, showed increased activity from the mid-1970s. Lava lakes have occasionally filled, but not overspilled, its crater, but the volcano’s activity has been closely monitored because Antarctica’s largest…
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