Tooth, The
Mount Terror is an extinct volcano about 3,230 metres high on Ross Island, Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles eastward of Mount Erebus. Mount Terror was named in 1841 by polar explorer James Clark Ross after his second ship, HMS Terror.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,479 metres
- Description: rock formation in Antarctica (77.52S 168.98E)
- Also known as: “The Tooth”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tent Peak and Lutz Hill.
Tooth, The
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.51877° or 77° 31′ 8″ south
Longitude
168.97588° or 168° 58′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,479 metres (4,852 feet)
Open location code
2VJCFXJG+F9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tooth, The” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tooth”
- Dutch: “Tooth”
- German: “The Tooth”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Tooth”
- Swedish: “Tooth”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Inaccessible Coast and Nausea Knob.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ainley Peak and Coughran Peak.
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