Vulcano di Fango Sernio
| Vulcano di Fango Sernio | ||
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| location | Drake Street | |
| Coordinates | 60 ° 51 ′ 55 ″ S , 56 ° 28 ′ 19 ″ W | |
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| Type | Mud volcano | |
Vulcano di Fango Sernio is a 1990 m below sea level deep-sea mountain , specifically a mud volcano , in the Drake Strait of Antarctica . It rises 185 m from the sea floor west of Elephant Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands .
Scientists from the BSR project carried out between 2003 and 2004 on board the research vessel Explora discovered it. It has been named after Monte Sernio , a mountain in the Carnic Alps .
Web links
- Sernio, Vulcano di fango in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)