Mount Kauffman is a prominent mountain, 2,365 metres (7,760 ft) high, that surmounts the northwest end of the Ames Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander S.K. Kauffman, U.S. Navy, a staff civil engineering officer who supervised the planning and building of Plateau Station, 1965–66.[1]
| Mount Kauffman | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the Ames Range, Mount Kauffman is the mount to the right at the end of the chain. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,365 m (7,759 ft) |
| Coordinates | 75°37′S 132°25′W / 75.617°S 132.417°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kauffman Position in Antarctica | |
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Ames Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Volcanic field | Marie Byrd Land Volcanic Province |
It is connected to Mount Kosciusko by Gardiner Ridge which is at one end of Brown Valley.
Kauffman consists of a potentially active shield volcano with a 3 km (1.9 mi) wide summit caldera. Minor fumarolic activity was observed in 1977.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mount Kauffman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Andrus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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