Erebus (Castle Rock Loop, McMurdo Station, Antarctica)
Mount Erebus, Antarctica.
| Volcano: | Erebus (see Erebus at the Smithsonian Institution website in a new tab) |
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| Type: | Volcanic Plume |
| Description: | Mount Erebus is currently the most active volcano in Antarctica and is the current eruptive zone of the Erebus hotspot. The summit contains two persistent convecting phonolitic lava lakes. Characteristic eruptive activity consists of Strombolian eruptions from the lava lake or from one of several subsidiary vents, all lying within the volcano's inner crater. |
Point of contact for this site:
Alessandro Aiuppa, alessandro.aiuppa@unipa.it (DiSTeM, University of Palermo)
