What are facts about Mount Erebus?

Answer 1

Mt Erebus is the southern-most volcano on earth, and has been active so long as people have been around to observe it. During the about four months of no sunrise between March and August, its orange glow can be seen in the night sky.

It spews gold, in fact, and scientists use this phenomenon to identify wind patterns. Where the gold dust settles, the glacial ice melts, and gives scientists the information they seek about wind patterns.

Erebus is 12,448 feet high; its first ascent by Edgeworth David occurred in 1908.