Mount Terra Nova
Mount Terra Nova (77°31′S 167°57′E) is a snow-covered mountain, 2,130 metres (6,990 ft) high, between Mount Erebus and Mount Terror on Ross Island in Antarctica. It was first mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) 1901–04, and named for the Terra Nova, relief ship for this expedition and the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13.
| Mount Terra Nova | |
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c. 1922 panorama. Hut Point Peninsula (foreground), Mount Erebus (left), Mount Terra Nova (center) Mount Terror (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,130 m (6,990 ft) |
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| Geology | |
| Volcanic belt | McMurdo Volcanic Group |
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