Earth:Mount Frakes
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Short description: Mountain in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
| Mount Frakes | |
|---|---|
 Mounts Frakes (left) and Steere (right) from the northeast. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,675 m (12,057 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,780 m (5,840 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.8°S 117.7°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Frakes | |
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Crary Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Frakes is a prominent shield volcano marking the highest elevation in the Crary Mountains, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica[1] and is the third highest volcanic elevation on the continent. The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by US-ACAN for Lawrence A. Frakes, United States Antarctic Program geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-1965 through 1967–1968.[1]
Mountains nearby Mount Frakes include Mount Steere at 11.4 kilometers, Toney Mountain at 121.66 kilometers, Zurn Peak at 130.3 kilometers, Mount Murphy at 251.0 kilometers and etc.[3]
Topographic map of Mounts Frakes and Mount Steere (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Crary Mountains.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Antarctica
- List of Ultras of Antarctica
References
Sources
- LeMasurier, W. E., ed (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
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