Mount Andrus [SEP] continent
Mount Andrus
Mount Andrus is a shield volcano 3.2 km (2 mi) SE of Mount Boennighausen in the SE extremity of Ames Range, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1964-68. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Carl H. Andrus, US Navy, medical officer and Officer-in-Charge of Byrd Station in 1964.
Andrus has a 4.5 km-wide caldera at its summit. Weak fumarolic activity was detected in
Mount Andrus, Mount Kosciusko and Mount Kauffman, and Mount Boennighausen.
Other Features.
There are several glaciers draining from the Ames Range:
- Coleman Glacier
- Jacoby Glacier
- Rosenberg Glacier
Other features include:
- Brown Valley
- Gardiner Ridge, connecting Mt. Kosciusko to Mt. Kauffman
- Lind Ridge
- Forrest Pass, which separates the Ames Range from the Flood Range