The Fang
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The Fang is a distinctive toothlike peak, 3159 m, which forms the highest point of Fang Ridge
on Mount Erebus
, Ross Island
. Descriptively named by Frank Debenham
of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a plane table survey of the vicinity in 1912.
Fang Ridge
Fang Ridge is a conspicuous ridge on the northeast slope of Mount Erebus, on Ross Island. It is a much denuded portion of the original caldera rim left by a catastrophic eruption. So named, probably for its curved shape, by Frank Debenham of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a...
on Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus
Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the southernmost historically active volcano on Earth, the second highest volcano in Antarctica , and the 6th highest ultra mountain on an island. With a summit elevation of , it is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, notably Mount...
, Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. Descriptively named by Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham
Frank Debenham, OBE was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute.-Biography:...
of British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a plane table survey of the vicinity in 1912.