Erebus Glacier
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Erebus Glacier is a glacier draining the lower southern slopes of Mount Erebus
, Ross Island
, Antarctica. It flows west to Erebus Bay
where it forms the floating Erebus Glacier Tongue
. Named in association with Mount Erebus by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE)
, 1901–04, under Scott
.
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth, the second highest volcano in Antarctica , and the 6th highest ultra mountain on an island. With a summit elevation of , it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount...
, Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
, Antarctica. It flows west to Erebus Bay
Erebus Bay
Erebus Bay is a bay about 13 nautical miles wide between Cape Evans and Hut Point Peninsula, on the west side of Ross Island. The bay was explored by the Discovery expedition under Scott. It was named by Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition , which built its headquarters...
where it forms the floating Erebus Glacier Tongue
Erebus Ice Tongue
The Erebus Ice Tongue is a mountain outlet glacier that projects 11–12 km into McMurdo Sound from the Ross Island coastline near Cape Evans, Antarctica. The glacier tongue varies in thickness from 50 m at the snout to 300 m at the point where it is grounded on the shoreline. Explorers from...
. Named in association with Mount Erebus by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE)
Discovery Expedition
The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, generally known as the Discovery Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since James Clark Ross's voyage sixty years earlier...
, 1901–04, under Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13...
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