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'''Mount Erebus''' is a geographical location on [[Earth]]. It | '''Mount Erebus''' is a geographical location in Ross Island, Antarctica on [[Earth]]. It's height is around 12,500 feet. Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth. | ||
==Background== | |||
Mount Erebus is currently the most active volcano in Antarctica. The summit contains a persistent convecting phonolitic lava lake, one of a very few long-lived lava lakes in the world. Characteristic eruptive activity consists of Strombolian eruptions from the lava lake or from one of several subsidiary vents, all lying within the volcano's inner crater. | |||
==Battle of Earth== | |||
During the [[Second Battle of Earth]], three [[SPARTAN-II]]s ([[Fred]], [[Linda]], and [[Will]]) had a mission there to stop a [[Covenant]] attack. <ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref> | During the [[Second Battle of Earth]], three [[SPARTAN-II]]s ([[Fred]], [[Linda]], and [[Will]]) had a mission there to stop a [[Covenant]] attack. <ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref> | ||
== | ==Internal Links== | ||
*[[Earth]] | *[[Earth]] | ||
*[[Second Battle of Earth]] | *[[Second Battle of Earth]] | ||
==External Links== | |||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt_Erebus | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 17:19, August 12, 2007
File:Mount Erebus.jpg
A picture of Mount Erebus taken from McMurdo Station
Mount Erebus is a geographical location in Ross Island, Antarctica on Earth. It's height is around 12,500 feet. Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.
Background
Mount Erebus is currently the most active volcano in Antarctica. The summit contains a persistent convecting phonolitic lava lake, one of a very few long-lived lava lakes in the world. Characteristic eruptive activity consists of Strombolian eruptions from the lava lake or from one of several subsidiary vents, all lying within the volcano's inner crater.
Battle of Earth
During the Second Battle of Earth, three SPARTAN-IIs (Fred, Linda, and Will) had a mission there to stop a Covenant attack. [1]
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External Links
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
