Gaussberg
Volcanic cone in Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gaussberg (or Schwarzen Berg,[3] Mount Gauss) is an extinct, 370-metre-high (1,210-foot) high volcanic cone in East Antarctica fronting on Davis Sea immediately west of Posadowsky Glacier. It is ice-free and conical in nature, having formed subglacially about 55,000 years ago. The current edifice is thought to be the remains of a once-larger mountain that has been reduced by glacial and subaerial erosion. The volcano has produced lamproite magmas, and is the youngest volcano to have produced such magmas on Earth.
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of volcanoes in Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°48′S 089°11′E[2] |
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Geology | |
Mountain type | Volcanic cone |
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