Erebus, Mount, an active volcano in Antarctica. It rises to a height of 12,450 feet (3,795 m) on Ross Island in the Ross Sea.
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WHAT'S INSIDE: POLAR REGIONS
The Polar regions include Antarctica and other Arctic Regions like Baffin Island and the Arctic Circle. Explore the major landforms, seas and features of the coldest parts of the world.
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Arctic Regions
The geography of the Artic Regions is quite rugged. The lands are low and flat and were heavily glaciated during the last Ice Age and are dominated by mountains.
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Geography of Antarctica
Antarctica, the ice-locked landmass around the South Pole. The name means "opposite the Bear" (the northern constellation), or "opposite the Arctic." It is the most remote and desolate of all the continents.
Geography of the Arctic Regions
Arctic Regions, the area centering on the North Pole and including the Arctic Ocean, its outlying waters and islands, and the northern rims of North America, Europe, and Asia.
