Camp Slope
| Camp Slope | ||
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Mountains | Mount Erebus | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 32 ' S , 167 ° 8' E | |
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The Camp Slope is a concave-shaped ice slope at an altitude of 3,650 m on the west side of Mount Erebus on the Antarctic Ross Island . It lies in the middle of a collapse on the edge of the main crater.
The site is a popular camp site for teams climbing Mount Erebus. There is a small refuge in the upper part of the slope . It was named in 2000 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names .
Web links
- Camp Slope in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Camp Slope on geographic.org (English)