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The Fang
The Fang () is a distinctive toothlike peak, high, which forms the highest point of Fang Ridge on Mount Erebus, Ross Island. It was descriptively named by Frank Debenham of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a plane table survey of the vicinity in 1912. References

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Fang Ridge
Fang Ridge () is a conspicuous ridge on the northeast slope of Mount Erebus, on Ross Island, Antarctica. It is a much denuded portion of the original caldera rim left by a catastrophic eruption. It was so named, probably for its curved shape, by Frank Debenham of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, who made a plane table A plane table (plain table prior to 1830) is a device used in surveying site mapping, exploration mapping, coastal navigation mapping, and related disciplines to provide a solid and level surface on which to make field drawings, charts and maps. ... survey in 1912. References Ridges of Ross Island {{RossIsland-geo-stub ...
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