Mount Erebus (/ˈɛrɪbəs/) is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, located on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency in Antarctica. With a summit elevation...
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The Mount Erebus disaster occurred on 28 November 1979 when Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901) flew into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing...
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Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) eastward of Mount Erebus. Mount Terror was named in 1841 by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross for...
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those of Erebus. Recovery of the ship's bell was announced on 6 November 2014. On 4 March 2015, it was announced that a diving expedition on Erebus, by Parks...
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a snow-covered mountain, 2,130 metres (6,990 ft) high, between Mount Erebus and Mount Terror volcanoes on Ross Island in Antarctica. It was first mapped...
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the slopes of Mount Erebus. Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay. Cape Royds...
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even in the mountaineering world compared to the much more accessible Mount Erebus, the second-highest Antarctic volcano which is located near the U.S....
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Look up Erebus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Erebus is the Greek god of darkness as well as a region of the Greek underworld. Erebus may also refer...
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Mount Erebus is a 3,112-metre (10,210-foot) mountain summit located near the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. Mount Erebus is...
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in crystals. The Antarctic Sun: Mount Erebus Throws Fit (Page 2) Origins: Antarctica: Field Notes: Five Senses on Erebus Mountain, E.D. (17 March 1925)...
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The 372-ton Erebus had been armed with two mortars – one 13 in (330 mm) and one 10 in (250 mm) – and ten guns. In September 1839, Erebus and Terror departed...
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to the pole in exploration history. Also, members of his team climbed Mount Erebus, the most active Antarctic volcano. On returning home, Shackleton was...
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Point Peninsula east to Terror Point. Mount Erebus is to the northwest, Mount Terra Nova to the north and Mount Terror to the northeast. Cape Crozier...
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recent decades: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica Erta Ale, Ethiopia Kīlauea, Big Island, Hawaiʻi Masaya volcano, Nicaragua Mount Michael, Saunders...
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– This island features four principal volcanoes: Mount Erebus, Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova. The United States and New Zealand scientific...
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Australia and New Zealand until the Mount Erebus disaster in 1979, when an Air New Zealand plane crashed into Mount Erebus, killing all of the 257 people on...
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Antarctica. Its current eruptive zone, Mount Erebus, has erupted continuously since its discovery in 1841. Magmas of the Erebus hotspot are similar to those erupted...
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volume of 1,800 cubic kilometres (430 cu mi) is comparable to that of Mount Erebus. Mount Siple is named after Paul A. Siple (1908–68), a US Antarctic explorer...
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flight 901, a scheduled sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashed into Mount Erebus. The Douglas DC-10-30 disintegrated on impact killing all 237 passengers...
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McDonnell Douglas DC-10 ZK-NZP, which crashed on Mount Erebus on 28 November. "Air NZ apologises for Mt Erebus crash". The Age. Wellington. October 24, 2009...
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Victoria Land Basin runs between Mount Melbourne and Mount Erebus and appears to be related to their existence. Mount Melbourne appears to lie in a graben;...
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Nimrod Expedition (section Ascent of Mount Erebus)
magnetic pole, and the expedition also achieved the first ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica's second highest volcano. The expedition lacked governmental...
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of Mount Erebus killing all 257 people on board. It was the most deadly air crash in the history of both Antarctica and New Zealand (see Mount Erebus disaster)...
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Ross, who also named a nearby and slightly taller peak to the west, Mount Erebus. Erebus and Terror Gulf, in Antarctica. Named for the vessels used by Royal...
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Peter Mahon (judge) (section Erebus inquiry)
Commission of Inquiry into the 1979 crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 into Mount Erebus. His assessment of the airline's witnesses having engaged in "an orchestrated...
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DC-10's third deadliest crash happened with Air New Zealand Flight 901 or Mount Erebus disaster on November 28, 1979. The aircraft was on a sightseeing flight...
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600 ft) high pass, Bird Pass, separates the bulk of Mount Bird from the northern slopes of Mount Erebus. The peninsula is flanked to the west and east by...
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Zealand Antarctic research station at Pram Point on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in New Zealand's Ross Dependency territorial claim. It was named in honour...
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Erebus Hut (LEH) is a permanent field facility located on Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. The hut served as the seasonal base of the Mount Erebus...
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commanded by Irish explorer Francis Crozier, along with expedition flagship Erebus under command of English Explorer James Clark Ross, first charted the area...
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