Mount Erebus

== English == === Alternative forms === Erebus (by ellipsis) === Etymology === By surface analysis, mount +‎ Erebus. From Latin Erebus (“Greek personification of darkness”) and Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος / ἔρεβος (Érebos / érebos, “personification of darkness; darkness”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos (“darkness”), and Proto-Indo-European *h₁regʷ- (“to be dark”). (sense 1): Coined by British explorer and naval officer James Clark Ross in 1841 after his ship, the HMS Erebus. (sense 2): Coined by Canadian park ranger Morrison Parsons Bridgland in 1916 after the dark coloration of the mountain. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕ′rĭ-bəs enPR: ĕr′ə-bəs === Proper noun === Mount Erebus A volcano in Ross Island, Ross Dependency, Antarctica; known for being the southernmost active volcano. A mountain in Alberta, Canada. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Mount Erebus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Mount Erebus (Canada) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References ===