Hut Point Peninsula
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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 (US) and Scott Base (NZ) are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.
Aerial view of the tip of Hut Point Peninsula with McMurdo Station on the near side and Scott Base on the far side
Castle Rock
Auroral radar installed at Arrival Heights, circa 1959
George Vince's Cross
Mount Erebus
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Mount Erebus is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica, the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. It is the sixth-highest peak of an island and the second most prominent mountain in Antarctica after Mount Vinson.
It has a summit elevation of 3,794 metres (12,448 ft).
It is located in the Ross Dependency on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes: Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova.
The mountain was named by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841 for his ship, the Erebus.
Mount Erebus
Anorthoclase crystal (45 mm long) from Mount Erebus
Aerial view of Mount Erebus craters
Satellite picture of Mount Erebus showing glow from its persistent lava lake