Mount Bursey is a broad, ice-covered mountain, 2,780 metres (9,120 ft) high, which forms the eastern end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
| Mount Bursey | |
|---|---|
  Mount Bursey | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,780 m (9,120 ft) |
| Coordinates | 76°01′S 132°38′W / 76.017°S 132.633°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Flood Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
It was discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on aerial flights in 1940, and named for Jacob Bursey, member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) and dog-driver with the USAS party which sledged to the west end of the Flood Range in December 1940.[1]
Volcanism edit
Mount Bursey consists of two coalescing shield volcanoes, namely Hutt Peak and Koerner Bluff. Each shield contains a 4–5 km (2.5–3.1 mi) diameter caldera at its summit. Potassium–argon dating has indicated both shields formed during the Miocene epoch, with volcanism at Hutt Peak occurring as recently as 0.49 million years ago.[2]
Starbuck Crater is a volcanic cone on the mountain.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Mount Bursey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Mount Bursey". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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