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Mount Steere

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Parent range
  
Crary Mountains

Mountain type
  
Shield volcano

Mountain range
  
Crary Mountains

Age of rock
  
Unknown

Elevation
  
3,558 m

Mount Steere

Location
  
Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

Similar
  
Mount Andrus, Mount Moulton, Toney Mountain, Mount Takahe, Mount Hampton

Mount Steere is a prominent shield volcano standing 6.4 km (4 mi) NNW of Mount Frakes in the Crary Mountains of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

Map of Mount Steere, Antarctica

Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for William C. Steere, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1964-65 season.

References

Mount Steere Wikipedia