Mount Bird

Mount Bird
Mount Bird is located in Antarctica
Mount Bird
Mount Bird
Location in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation1,765 m (5,791 ft)
Coordinates77°17′S 166°43′E / 77.283°S 166.717°E / -77.283; 166.717 (Mount Bird)
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionRoss Dependency
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Volcanic beltMcMurdo Volcanic Group

Mount Bird (77°17′S 166°43′E / 77.283°S 166.717°E / -77.283; 166.717 (Mount Bird)) is a 1,765 metres (5,791 ft) high shield volcano standing about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Cape Bird, the northern extremity of Ross Island. It was mapped by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, and apparently named by them after Cape Bird.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 67.