Mount Hampton
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| Mount Hampton | |
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| File:MountHampton.jpg
The caldera of Mt. Hampton viewed from the northwest.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Executive Committee Range |
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| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Mount Hampton is a shield volcano with a circular ice-filled crater occupying much of the summit area. It is the northernmost of the volcanoes which comprise the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Discovered by the USAS on a flight, December 15, 1940, and named for Ruth Hampton, Dept. of the Interior member of the USAS Executive Committee. Mapped in detail by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy trimetrogon photography, 1958-60.
File:HamptonMap.jpg
Topographic map of Mount Hampton (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Hampton
See also
Sources
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- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hampton
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