Mount Erebus

Summary

Mount Erebus is a mountain^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,220 views/month, #30 of 13,313).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mount Erebus is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[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].

Body

Geography

Mount Erebus is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[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 (2,220 views/month, #30 of 13,313).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]