Mount Haddington

Mount Haddington
Elevation	1,630 m (5,348 ft)
Prominence	1,630 m (5,348 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Location	James Ross Island, Antarctica
Coordinates	64°13′S 57°38′W / 64.21°S 57.63°W / -64.21; -57.63
Geology
Type	Shield volcano
Age of rock	Miocene

Mount Haddington 64°13′S 57°38′W / 64.21°S 57.63°W / -64.21; -57.63 is a massive 1,630 m (5,350 ft) high shield volcano located on James Ross Island, Antarctica. It is 60 kilometers wide and has had numerous subglacial eruptions throughout its history, forming many tuyas. Some of its single eruptions are bigger in volume than a whole normal-sized volcano.^[1] Old eruption shore lines are found everywhere on the volcano's deeply-eroded flanks.

References

1. ^ Antarctic Volcanoes: Antarctic volcanoes punching holes in the ice Retrieved on 2007-11-11

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