Hoopers shoulder
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 Map of Ross Island with Hoopers Shoulder (left map section) |
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| height | 1800 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Hoopers Shoulder is a 1,800 m high and independent volcanic cone on the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises on the western flank of Mount Erebus . Viewed from McMurdo Sound , it appears as a black rock pyramid, which stands out clearly from the surrounding icy landscape and is located on a line between Cape Royds and the summit crater of Mount Erebus. The volcanic cone itself rises 100 m high and is surrounded by a deep ditch created by wind erosion .
The Australian geologist and polar explorer Frank Debenham named it after Petty Officer Frederick John Hooper (1891-1955), who was involved in the British Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) on the second ascent to the volcanic cone.
Web links
- Hoopers Shoulder in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hoopers Shoulder on geographic.org (English)