High Island
High Island is an island in Antarctica and has an elevation of 2,435 metres. High Island is situated nearby to the locality Nausea Knob.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tarr Nunatak and Lower Erebus Hut.
Tarr Nunatak
Peak
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, located on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency in Antarctica. With a summit elevation of 3,792 metres, it is the second most prominent mountain in Antarctica and the second-highest volcano in Antarctica. Tarr Nunatak is situated 3½ km northwest of High Island.
Lower Erebus Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Jirhiker, Public domain.
The Lower Erebus Hut is a permanent field facility located on Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. The hut served as the seasonal base of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory, run by New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Lower Erebus Hut is situated 3½ km east of High Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nausea Knob.
Nausea Knob
Locality
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, located on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency in Antarctica. With a summit elevation of 3,792 metres, it is the second most prominent mountain in Antarctica and the second-highest volcano in Antarctica. Nausea Knob is situated 5 km southeast of High Island.
High Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“High Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “High Island”
- Dutch: “High Island”
- Swedish: “High Island”
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