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Talk:Mount Sidley

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Highest?[edit]

The article states: "Mount Sidley is the highest dormant volcano in Antarctica." This implies there may be higher nondormant (active) volcanoes in Antarctica. It also implies the possibility of higher nonvolcanic mountains, peaks, or other geographic formations in Antarctica. Since Mt. Vinson surpasses Mt. Sidley in elevation, at least one of these implications does appear to be true. It is not clear if the other is true. The qualifiers used after "highest" are what are at issue. Whereas, a simple "the highest point in Antarctica" would be unambiguous and clear, adding the qualifiers "dormant," and "volcano," obfuscates the ranking somewhat. I am no expert, but, after reading the Mt. Erebus article's lede paragraph, it seems implied that Mt. Sidley is indeed the highest volcano in Antarctica, dormant or otherwise, and thus should have the word "dormant" edited out of its lede (or, at least that sentence). I did not feel confident enough in this conclusion to edit the article myself, so if someone with more knowledge on the matter could edit it for clarity, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 66.91.36.8 (talk) 02:39, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]