Mount Steere
Mount Steere is a prominent shield volcano standing 6.4 km (4 mi) NNW of Mount Frakes in the Crary Mountains of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
| Mount Steere | |
|---|---|
 Mounts Frakes (left) and Steere (right) from the northeast. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,558 m (11,673 ft) |
| Coordinates | 76.7°S 117.8°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Steere | |
| Parent range | Crary Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Unknown |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by US-ACAN for William C. Steere, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964–65 season.
Topographic map of Mounts Frakes and Steere (1:250,000 scale)
See also
Sources
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W., eds. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
- "Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond". Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. 2007 [1997]. Retrieved 14 January 2005.
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