Royal Society Range
Pyroclastic cone · Antarctica · 3000m
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- Antarctica
- Region
- Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions / McMurdo Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 3000m
- Coordinates
- -78.250, 163.330
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite
Geological summary
A large number of basaltic cinder cones and lava flows are located in the Royal Society Range of southern Victoria Land. Most vents are of Quaternary age. More than 50 basaltic vents, ranging from tiny scoria mounds to cinder cones up to 300 m high, occupy the foothills. Tephra layers in the ice of Kempe Glacier, K-Ar ages as young as 80,000 years old, and well-preserved geomorphic forms, all argued for young, possibly even Holocene ages (LeMasurier and Thomson, 1990).
From Wikipedia
The Royal Society Range is a majestic range of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, rising to 4,025 metres (13,205 ft) along the west shore of McMurdo Sound between the Koettlitz, Skelton and Ferrar Glaciers. They are south of the Kukri Hills, southeast of the Quartermain Mountains, and northeast of the Worcester Range.
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Eruption history
Detailed timeline
No eruption records available.
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