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Mount Erebus, Antarctica

Mount Erebus, Antarctica
Mount Erebus, an active volcano, rises 3794 m (12,448 ft) on the eastern coast of Ross Island in Antarctica. Mount Erebus was discovered in 1841 by the Scottish explorer Sir James Ross, who named it for one of his ships.
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