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Mount Siple Antarctica

According to scientific reports, Mount Siple is a shield volcano (broad volcanoes with gentle slopes in the shape of a warrior's shield), the largest volcanoes on Earth. Its summit has an elevación of 3,110 m and forms an island 110 Km long off the Pacific Coast of Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land at 73.49ºS. A section of the Antarctica ice shelf can be seen on the left side of this capture.

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Uploaded on June 19, 2024
Taken on February 24, 2022