Vulcano di Fango flop
| Vulcano di Fango flop | ||
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| height | 2363 m below sea level | |
| location | Drake Street | |
| Mountains | Vulcano di Fango Grauzaria | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 1 ′ 41 ″ S , 56 ° 45 ′ 12 ″ W | |
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| Type | Mud volcano | |
The Vulcano di Fango Flop is a deep-sea mountain , specifically a mud volcano , in the Drake Strait north of the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica . It is located west of Elephant Island , covers an area of about 75 km² and rises 115 m from the sea floor. Its summit is 2363 m below sea level .
Scientists from the BSR project carried out between 2003 and 2004 on board the research vessel Explora discovered it. The mountain has been named since 2007 after the 1705 m high Monte Flop on the edge of the Aupa valley in the Italian Alps .
Web links
- Flop, Vulcano di Fango in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)