Mountain type Shield volcano Elevation 3,675 m Mountain range Crary Mountains Listing Ultra-prominent peak | Last eruption Unknown Prominence 1,780 m Parent range Crary Mountains | |
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Location Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica Similar Mount Takahe, Toney Mountain, Mount Andrus, Mount Moulton, Mount Hampton | ||
Mount Frakes is a prominent shield volcano marking the highest elevation in the Crary Mountains, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Map of Mount Frakes, Antarctica
The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for Lawrence A. Frakes, United States Antarctic Program geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-65 through 1967-68.
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