Usnea plug
| Usnea plug | ||
|---|---|---|
 Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with the Usnea Plug |
||
| height | 110 m | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 38 '30 " S , 61 ° 5' 43" W | |
|
||
The Usnea Plug is a volcanic hill about 110 m high on Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It rises less than half a mile southwest of Chester Cone on the Byers Peninsula . It measures 30 m from the base to the tip.
The geologist Kaye Ronald Everett (1934-1994) from the Institute for Polar Studies at Ohio State University named him when he explored this area in February 1969. Namesake are lichens of the genus Usnea , which are common here.
Web links
- Usnea Plug in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Usnea Plug on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Usnea Plug (GBR) in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica , accessed on March 11, 2020