Mount Erebus
volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica
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Summary
Mount Erebus is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,594 views/month, #30 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
- Continent: Antarctica[4]
- Instance of: volcano[5]
- Named after: HMS Erebus[6]
- Made from material: basalt[7]
- Commons category: Mount Erebus[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ross Island[9]
- Significant event: first ascent[10], Air New Zealand Flight 901[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13], Antarctica: The Melting Continent[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[16]
- Native label: Mount Erebus[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 3794 m[18]
- Topographic isolation: 121 km[19]
- Topographic prominence: 3794 m[20]
- Volcano observatory: Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory[21]
- Mountain range: Transantarctic Mountains[22]
- P14541: 1XObng[23]
Why It Matters
Mount Erebus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]