Twin 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Volcano
- Description: volcanic crater on Ross Island, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Middle Crater”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starr Lake and Black Knob.
Starr Lake
Lake
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.
Black Knob
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.
Chapel of the Snows
Church
Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0.
The Chapel of the Snows is a non-denominational Christian church located at the United States' McMurdo Station on Ross Island, Antarctica, and is one of eight churches on Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortress Rocks and McMurdo Station.
Fortress Rocks
Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
McMurdo Station
Town
The Ross Sea in Antarctica is the world's most southerly sea. It's ice-bound for much of the year, but at the height of summer ships can cautiously enter.
Hut Point Peninsula
Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Twin Crater
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.84051° or 77° 50′ 26″ southLongitude
166.68641° or 166° 41′ 11″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
2VJ85M5P+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 10572010313OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Twin Crater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Twin Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twin Crater”
- Dutch: “Twin Crater”
- Esperanto: “Ĝemela Kratero”
- German: “Twin Crater”
- Ladin: “Twin Crater”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Twin Crater”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Twin Crater”
- Swedish: “Twin Crater”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballpark Area and Ski Slope.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McMurdo Station Post Office and Serving Area.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Twin Crater”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.