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Mount Erebus is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley) and the southernmost active volcano on earth; it has been active since about 1.3 million years ago. The volcano was discovered on 27 January 1841 by an expedition led by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross, who named it after one of his ships, the HMS Erebus.
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