Mount Erebus

volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica
Mountain mountain Q188982
Mount Erebus
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Mount Erebus

Summary

Mount Erebus is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,939 views/month, #30 of 13,313).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mount Erebus is located in Q10372207[3].
  • Mount Erebus is on the continent of Antarctica[4].
  • Mount Erebus's instance of is recorded as mountain[5].
  • Mount Erebus's instance of is recorded as volcano[6].
  • HMS Erebus is named after Mount Erebus[7].
  • Mount Erebus is made of basalt[8].
  • Mount Erebus's Commons category is recorded as Mount Erebus[9].
  • Mount Erebus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -77.533333333333, 'lon': 167.28333333333}[10].
  • Mount Erebus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ross Island[11].
  • Mount Erebus's significant event is recorded as first ascent[12].
  • Mount Erebus's significant event is recorded as Air New Zealand Flight 901[13].
  • Mount Erebus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Mount Erebus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • Mount Erebus's described by source is recorded as Antarctica: The Melting Continent[16].
  • Mount Erebus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Mount Erebus's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[18].
  • Mount Erebus's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mount Erebus'}[19].
  • Mount Erebus sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3794'}[20].
  • Mount Erebus's topographic isolation is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+121'}[21].
  • Mount Erebus's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3794'}[22].
  • Mount Erebus's volcano observatory is recorded as Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory[23].
  • Mount Erebus's mountain range is recorded as Transantarctic Mountains[24].
  • Mount Erebus's P14541 is recorded as 1XObng[25].

Body

Geography

Mount Erebus is located in Q10372207[3]. It is on the continent of Antarctica[4].

Physical Characteristics

Mount Erebus sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3794'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain[5] and volcano[6].

History and Context

HMS Erebus is named after Mount Erebus[7].

Why It Matters

Mount Erebus ranks in the top 0.23% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,939 views/month, #30 of 13,313).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q87327080. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q87327080. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q87327080. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q115176130. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ang', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ceb'
    Fast id → 1336401
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1336401, add P2163 claim: 1336401"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1XObng
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 20w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/mount-erebus/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn "
  4. 20w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/mount-erebus/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
  5. 22w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Peakvisor peak id → mount-erebus
    Named after → —
    Local thumb → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3794'}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q10372207]], fix redirect [[Q21590062]] → [[Q10372207]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bf164d4e5ee1|details]])"
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