Mount Erebus

About Mount Erebus:

• It is the world’s southernmost active volcano.
• Location: It is situated on Ross Island, Antarctica.
• It was discovered in 1841 by the British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, who named it after his ship, the Erebus.
• It’s a stratovolcano characterized by a conical shape and layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash.
• Mount Erebus is known for its persistent lava lake.
  • The lake has been active since at least 1972and is one of only a few long-lived lava lakes on Earth.
  • It constantly churns and occasionally spews bombs of molten rock in Strombolian eruptions.
• Because the volcano is in a remote location, researchers monitor it using satellites.
• The largest Antarctic settlement—McMurdo Station, operated by the United States—stands within sight of the volcano (about 40 kilometers or 25 miles away).