Mount Terror (Antarctica)
| Mount Terror | |
|---|---|
Mount Terror (right, distant), Mount Erebus (left, nearer) seen from Hut Point Peninsula (foreground), the southernmost point on Ross Island. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,230 m (10,600 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,728 m (5,669 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra, Ribu |
| Coordinates | 77°31′S 168°32′E / 77.517°S 168.533°E |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 820,000–1.75 million years |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano (extinct) |
| Volcanic belt | McMurdo Volcanic Group |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1959 |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Mount Terror is an extinct volcano about 3,230 metres (10,600 ft) high on Ross Island, Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) eastward of Mount Erebus. Mount Terror was named in 1841 by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross for his second ship, HMS Terror.