Mount Waesche
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Mount Waesche is a mountain of volcanic origin at the southern end of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It is 3,292 metres (10,801 feet) high, and stands 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Mount Sidley, the highest volcano in Antarctica. The mountain lies southwest of the Chang Peak caldera and is largely covered with snow and glaciers, but there are rock exposures on the southern and southwestern slopes.
Mount Waesche | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,292 m (10,801 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 77°10′S 127°00′W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Executive Committee Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Volcanic field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
Last eruption | Unknown[2] |
The volcano may have been active as late as the Holocene, with tephra layers recovered from ice cores possibly originating from Mount Waesche. Seismic activity has been recorded both from the volcano and from an area south of it and might reflect ongoing volcanic activity.