Antarctica's Ice Caves and Mountains
To continue on about Antarctica's landforms,
in this blog, I will speak about the Ice Continent's Ice Caves and
mountains. Some of Antarctica's icebergs inhabitat penguins and seals- two of the main animals in Antarctica. Ice caves in the continent have formed due to erosion, the seperation of the Supercontinent -Gondwana. When Gondwana broke up into many pieces because of the movement of tectonic plates under the earth's crust, it had broken into many pieces, and during the seperation of the Supercontinent, some of it actually sunk into the water, or the water covered it overtime due to global warming and other factors. Either way, however some of the continent was lost due to the water surrounding it. If you would look at the picture listed below, you will see the breakup of the Supercontinent.
Although you may not believe this, but the breakup of this Supercontinent occurred more than 200 million years ago. That is why not many people know about this- however, almost every scientist that studies geology knows about Gondwana. Along with the breakup of Gondwana, it created many ice caves because of the way the land broke and wind patterns.
To speak about the mountains in Antarctica, some of them are:
1). Mount Terror
Mount Terror is 10,597 inches tall and its first ascent was in 1959. This mountain is actually a shield volcano that has numerous cinder cones and that is where it gets it name: Mount Terror.
2). Mount Berlin
This Mountain is the 6th highest volcano in Antarctica and is 11,411 inches tall. It has 2 shield volcanoes, Merrem Peak and Berlin Crater. (Also, a shield volcano is a volcano that is usually built entirely out of fluid magma flows.)
3). Mount Siple
Mount Siple is a shield volcano in Antarctica which is active and dangerous to be around. Its highest elevation is 10,203 inches.
4). Mount Morning
Mount Morning is another good example of a shield volcano with a highest elevation of 8,940 inches.
5). Mount Discovery
Mount Discovery is a stratovolcano in the Ice Continent. For the News Flash, a stratovolcano is a volcano that is very tall and has the most viscous lava that cools and hardens very quickly as well as the fact that all stratovolcanoes are composed of one layer that fully subjects to ash, hardened lava, and tephra.
6).Mount Tyree
Mount Tyree is know for the fact that it is the 2nd highest volcano in Antarctica at 15,919 inches tall, and its first ascent was in 1967.
7). Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus is known as the southernmost active volcano on the planet and is also the sixth highest ultra mountain on a specific island.
8). Mount Melbourne
Mount Melbourne is a stratovolcano located in Antarctica. This volcano's last eruption was in 1750. Its elevation is 8,963 inches tall.
9). Mount Andrus
Mount Andrus is a shield volcano in the Ice Continent. It has an elevation of 9,770 inches. Its mountain range is Ames Range.
10). Mount Kirkpatrick
This mountain is a "believe it or not" ice-free mountain in Antarctica. Its highest elevation is 14,845 inches.
Although that is not all of the information about Antarctica's Ice Caves and Mountains, it is short and precise as well as straight to the point and excellent for anyone who wants a ton of information without a lot to read.
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