page_title: Mount Erebus
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Erebus
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Vulkan Mount Erebus, Antarktika.English: Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica.Español: Monte Erebus, Isla Ross,AntártidaFrançais&#160;: Le mont Erebus, île de Ross, Antarctique.Türkçe: Erebus Dağı, AntarktikaРусский: Вулкан Эребус, Антарктида
context_page_description: Mount Erebus is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It is the sixth-highest ultra mountain on the continent. With a summit elevation of 3,794 metres, it is located in the Ross Dependency on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes: Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova.
  The volcano has been active since about 1.3 million years ago and is the site of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory run by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
  The volcano was the site of the Air New Zealand Flight 901 accident, which occurred in November 1979.
context_section_description: Mount Erebus ( /ˈɛrɪbəs/) is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley) and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It is the sixth-highest ultra mountain on the continent. With a summit elevation of 3,794 metres (12,448 ft), it is located in the Ross Dependency on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes: Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova.
  The volcano has been active since about 1.3 million years ago and is the site of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory run by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
  The volcano was the site of the Air New Zealand Flight 901 accident, which occurred in November 1979.
caption: Mount Erebus
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