Antarctica of centuries. Several Antarctic ice streams, which account for about 10% of the ice sheet, flow to one of the many Antarctic ice shelves: see ice-sheet dynamics. East Antarctica lies on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains and comprises Coats Land, Queen Maud Land, Enderby Land, Mac. Robertson Land, Wilkes Land, and Victoria Land. All but a small portion of this region lies within the Eastern Hemisphere. East Antarctica is largely covered by the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica at , is located in the Ellsworth Mountains. Antarctica contains many other mountains,
Lists of places in Antarctica surface is covered by ice to an average depth of . As such, a number of notable ice features have been described on the continent. In many places, continental ice sheets extend from the continent forming massive ice shelves. A list of Antarctic ice shelves can be found at List of Antarctic ice shelves. A number of islands surround Antarctica. For a list of them, see List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands. There are a number of mountain lists for Antarctica: To be added to lists are: Antarctica has a number of active and extinct volcanoes. For a list of