Mr Erebus is an active volcano in a polar climate. There is no fauna on Mt Erebus, and in fact, no fauna on the continent of Antarctica.
As on any mountain, the terrain is dangerous, the mountain is remote enough that rescue should you require it is not feasible, there are months when there are no sunrises on this part of Antarctica.
The devastating plane crash on Mount Erebus occured on 28th of November, 1979.
Mount Erebus is classified as a polygenetic stratovolcano
Erebus glows fairly constantly, a phenomenon easily observed during the dark months. A fairly steady stream of smoke and particulate matter drifts from it, according to some scientific studies.
According to Wikipedia: "The volcano has been observed to be continuously active since 1972 and is the site of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory run by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology."
No known date is predicted for any volcanic eruption anywhere on earth.
James Clark Ross and Sir John Franklin, both sea-faring explorers, sailed in ships named Erebus and Terror.
These then, are two names used for volcanoes on Ross Island, Antarctica.
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1972-2010, 1963, 1957?-58, 1955, 1947, 1915, 1912.
Sourced from volcanolive.com/erebus.html
Truly, Mt Erebus has been erupting constantly -- with an orange glow in the winter sky -- since people have been visiting that part of Antarctica: 1899. The dates above are simply observationdates, not eruption dates.
First climbed by members of Sir Ernest Shackleton's party in 1908.
Three members of Sir Ernest Shackleton's party reached the summit of Mt Erebus on the 10th March 1908. Their names were Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Forbes Mackay
Source: Mawson a Life, (P19),Philip Ayres, 2003 Edition, Melbourne University Press
The Greek god Erebus was the personifcation of darkness whose dark mists enveloped the edges of the world, and filled the deep hollows of the earth. It was Nyx that took a veil of these mists to the upper air and made night possible. The name Erebos was also used for the dismal, netherworld realm of Haides.
There is no permanent population near Mt Erebus: no one dies when it erupts.
Erebus is erupting now -- continuously, and has been since it was first seen at the turn of the last century.
Too many to count. Over 200 in the years of 1986-1990 alone.
Erebus is erupting constantly, but they are more bubbly than they are explosive.
As in any volcano, according to Wikipedia, the lava temperature ranges between "...700 to 1,200 °C (1,292 and 2,192 °F).
It is located in Antarctica, the most southerly volcano on Earth.
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Erebus is located on Ross Island, Antarctica, which is joined to the continent by its permanent ice sheet.
Yes, when it erupts -- and the lava cools quickly, forming a smooth lava solid. The heat from the crater forms in tall fumerals, which are unstable and can topple over.
Mt Erebus is extremely remote, high and an active volcano.