Three Sisters Cones
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| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 34 ′ S , 166 ° 58 ′ E | |
The Three Sisters Cones ( English for three sisters cones ) are three lined up and up to 1800 m high volcanic cones on the Antarctic Ross Island . They tower on the southwest slopes of Mount Erebus .
The name goes back to participants in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .
Web links
- Three Sisters Cones in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Three Sisters Cones on geographic.org (English)