White Tower, The (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
The White Tower (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Pillar
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.
On a cruise to the area in 2002 we called the new feature "The White Tower", instantly recognisable by its distinctive shape and apparent colour. It seemed to be characterised by near vertical jointing, quite different in character from the stratified volcanic structure of the former Macaroni Hill. This appeared to resemble a cylindrical volcanic feeder - for what, is unknown. There is no associated, adjacent or surrounding crater, volcanic products etc. In their absence it is not an "new-formed" volcanic feature, but an older one, rediscovered by the destructive forces which changed so much on McDonald. 1. ¿The White Tower" is a new feature, which cannot be recognised on pre-1992 images. 2. While its location seems to replace part of the former Macaroni Hill, it is distinct geologically from the construction and rocks of Macaroni Hill. Macaroni Hill had stratified volcanic materials, which is interpreted to have been pyrocolastics with lower columnar lava. 3. The new feature has distinct morphology, as a striking vertical tower, which can properly be referred to as a ¿tower".
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