What’s covered in ice, soars 12,500 feet, and sometimes features a bubbling lava lake in its crater? Antarctica's Mount Erebus, of course. Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterra?su… | NOVA l PBS

Mount Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano, rises 12,448 ft on Ross Island, Antarctica. Continuously active since 1972, it is one of the few volcanoes with a persistent lava lake. Part of the Ring of Fire, its strombolian eruptions eject lava bombs onto the crater rim. Discovered in 1841 by James Clark Ross and named after his ship, Erebus is closely monitored by McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s largest settlement. Beneath its icy surface, volcanic caves host microbial life, hinting at p