Vulcano di Fango Iulia
| Vulcano di Fango Iulia | ||
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| height | 1500 m below sea level | |
| location | Ross Sea | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 57 '10 " S , 165 ° 21' 10" O | |
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| Type | Mud volcano | |
Vulcano di Fango Iulia is an elliptical deep sea mountain , specifically a mud volcano with a northwest-southeast orientation, off the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is 47 km south-southeast of the Drygalski ice tongue and 86 km west-northwest of Franklin Island at a depth of 1500 to 2500 m.
Scientists from an OGS Explora research expedition from OGS Trieste , carried out between 2005 and 2006, discovered it. Italian scientists named it after the asteroid (89) Julia .
Web links
- Iulia, Vulcano di fango in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)