Mount Frakes

Mount Frakes
Mounts Frakes (left) and Steere (right) from the northeast.
Elevation	3,675 m (12,057 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,780 m (5,840 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Location	Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Range	Crary Mountains
Coordinates	76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.8°S 117.7°W / -76.8; -117.7Coordinates: 76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.8°S 117.7°W / -76.8; -117.7
Geology
Type	Shield volcano
Last eruption	Unknown

Mount Frakes is a prominent shield volcano marking the highest elevation in the Crary Mountains, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.^[1]

The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lawrence A. Frakes, USARP geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-65 through 1967-68.^[1]

Topographic map of Mounts Frakes and Steere (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Crary Mountains

See also

• List of volcanoes in Antarctica

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Frakes

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. 
• "Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond". 1997–2007. http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/RingOfFire.html. Retrieved 2005-01-14. 

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