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Primary Activities - Mount Erebus
This image shows Mount Erebus, an active volcano on Ross Island in Antarctica.
Mount Erebus has a summit elevation of nearly 4km and is the most southerly active volcano in Antarctica.
It was built up by eruptions through the 700m-thick Ross Ice Shelf and has been active for 1 million years.
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The crater on the summit contains a permanent lake of molten lava (please see the secondary questions page for further information).
It can be used as a focus for questions and activities on Antarctica specifically and on volcanoes in general.
- What features can you see in the landscape?
- What might be at the top of Mount Erebus?
- Imagine that this volcano erupted suddenly. Write a short piece on how this might change the landscape.
- Imagine you are going to visit this place: what types of clothes would you need to pack? What special accessories or equipment might you need (sunglasses, sun block, etc.)?
- How might you travel to this place?
- What types of wildlife might you see in Antarctica?
- Do you think there are many people in Antarctica? What kinds of jobs might they do?
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