Mount Terra Nova
| Mount Terra Nova | ||
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 Map of Ross Island with Mount Terra Nova (center) |
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| height | 2130 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ S , 167 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
Mount Terra Nova is a 2130 m high and extinct stratovolcano in the center of the East Antarctic Ross Island . It lies between Mount Erebus to the west and Mount Terror in the east.
Participants in the British Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) mapped it and named the mountain after the Terra Nova , one of the two rescue ships on the research voyage and later research ship on the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913).
Web links
- Mount Terra Nova in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Terra Nova on geographic.org (English)