Half Moon Crater
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Rock and Boulder Cones.
Castle Rock
Peak
Boulder Cones
Peak
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Danger Slopes
Peak
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hut Point Peninsula and Fortress Rocks.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. McMurdo Station and Scott Base are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Scott Base
Hamlet
Half Moon Crater
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 143 metres
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.80708° or 77° 48′ 26″ south
Longitude
166.74934° or 166° 44′ 58″ east
Elevation
143 metres (469 feet)
Open location code
2VJ85PVX+5P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Half Moon Crater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Half Moon Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Half Moon Crater”
- Dutch: “Half Moon Crater”
- German: “Half Moon Crater”
- Ladin: “Half Moon Crater”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Half Moon Crater”
- Swedish: “Half Moon Crater”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Third Crater and Castle Rock.
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