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Plate 2 RI overview

Plate 2: Schematic of plume model for volcanism at Ross Island. The insert shows the radial symmetry of vents at 120 degrees angles surrounding Erebus volcano on Ross Island and also for the older (>5 Ma) Discovery volcanic center, which is south of Ross Island in southern McMurdo Sound.