List of volcanoes in Antarctica
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Antarctica.
Table
Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption |
meters | feet | Coordinates |
Mount Andrus | 2978 | 9770 | 75°48′S 132°20′W / 75.800°S 132.333°W / -75.800; -132.333 (Mount Andrus) | Unknown |
Argo Point | 360 | 1180 | 66°15′S 60°55′W / 66.250°S 60.917°W / -66.250; -60.917 (Argo Point) | 1.4-0.9 million years ago |
Mount Berlin | 3478 | 11,411 | 76°03′S 136°00′W / 76.050°S 136.000°W / -76.050; -136.000 (Mount Berlin) | 8350 BCE |
Mount Bird | 1800 | 5900 | 77°16′S 166°44′E / 77.267°S 166.733°E / -77.267; 166.733 (Mount bird) | 3.8-4.6 million years ago |
Bridgeman Island | 240 | 787 | 62°03′S 56°45′W / 62.050°S 56.750°W / -62.050; -56.750 (Bridgeman Island) | - |
Brown Peak (Sturge Island) | 1524 | 5000 | 67°26′S 164°46′E / 67.433°S 164.767°E / -67.433; 164.767 (Brown Peak (Sturge Island)) | Unknown |
Coulman Island | 1998 | 6553 | 73°30′S 169°36′E / 73.500°S 169.600°E / -73.500; 169.600 (Coulman Island) | - |
Deception Island | 576 | 1890 | 62°58′S 60°39′W / 62.967°S 60.650°W / -62.967; -60.650 (Deception Island) | 1970 |
Mount Discovery | 2681 | 8796 | 78°18′S 165°00′E / 78.300°S 165.000°E / -78.300; 165.000 (Mount Discovery) | Unknown |
Mount Erebus | 3794 | 12,448 | 77°32′S 167°17′E / 77.533°S 167.283°E / -77.533; 167.283 (Mount Erebus) | 2015 |
Mount Frakes | 3654 | 11,998 | 76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.800°S 117.700°W / -76.800; -117.700 (Mount Frakes) | Unknown |
Gaussberg | 370 | 1213 | 66°48′S 89°11′E / 66.800°S 89.183°E / -66.800; 89.183 (Gaussberg) | Unknown |
Mount Hampton | 3323 | 10,902 | 76°30′S 126°00′W / 76.500°S 126.000°W / -76.500; -126.000 (Mount Hampton) | Unknown |
Mount Harcourt | 1571 | 5153 | 72°24′S 170°6′E / 72.400°S 170.100°E / -72.400; 170.100 (Mount Harcourt) | - |
Hudson Mountains | 749 | 2457 | 74°19.8′S 99°25.2′W / 74.3300°S 99.4200°W / -74.3300; -99.4200 (Hudson Mountains) | 210 BCE |
Mount Melbourne | 2732 | 8963 | 74°21′S 164°42′E / 74.350°S 164.700°E / -74.350; 164.700 (Mount Melbourne) | 1892 ± 30 years |
Mount Morning | 2723 | 8934 | 78°30′S 163°30′E / 78.500°S 163.500°E / -78.500; 163.500 (Mount Morning) | Unknown |
Mount Moulton | 3078 | 10,098 | 76°06′S 135°00′W / 76.100°S 135.000°W / -76.100; -135.000 (Mount Moulton) | - |
Mount Murphy | 2703 | 8868 | 75°18′S 100°45′W / 75.300°S 100.750°W / -75.300; -100.750 (Mount Murphy) | Late Miocene |
Mount Overlord | 3395 | 11,142 | 73°12′S 164°36′E / 73.200°S 164.600°E / -73.200; 164.600 (Mount Overlord) | - |
Paulet Island | 353 | 1158 | 63°34.8′S 55°46.2′W / 63.5800°S 55.7700°W / -63.5800; -55.7700 (Paulet Island) | Unknown |
Penguin Island | 180 | 591 | 62°06′S 57°55.8′W / 62.100°S 57.9300°W / -62.100; -57.9300 (Penguin Island) | 1905 |
Lars Christensen Peak | 1755 | 5758 | 68°51′S 90°34.8′W / 68.850°S 90.5800°W / -68.850; -90.5800 (Peter I Island) | Holocene |
The Pleiades | 3040 | 9974 | 72°40.2′S 165°30′E / 72.6700°S 165.500°E / -72.6700; 165.500 (The Pleiades) | 1050 BC ± 1000 years |
Royal Society Range | 3000 | 9842 | 78°15′S 163°36′E / 78.250°S 163.600°E / -78.250; 163.600 (Royal Society Volcano) | Holocene |
Seal Nunataks | 368 | 1207 | 65°1.8′S 60°03′W / 65.0300°S 60.050°W / -65.0300; -60.050 (Seal Nunataks) | Unknown |
Mount Sidley | 4181- 4285 | 13,717- 14,058 | 77°06′S 126°06′W / 77.100°S 126.100°W / -77.100; -126.100 (Mount Sidley) | - |
Mount Siple | 3110 | 10,203 | 73°26′S 126°40′W / 73.433°S 126.667°W / -73.433; -126.667 (Mount Siple) | Holocene |
Mount Steere | 3558 | 11,673 | 76°42′S 117°48′W / 76.700°S 117.800°W / -76.700; -117.800 (Mount Steere) | Unknown |
Mount Takahe | 3460 | 11,352 | 76°16.8′S 112°04.8′W / 76.2800°S 112.0800°W / -76.2800; -112.0800 (Mount Takahe) | 5550 BC |
Mount Terra Nova | 2130 | 6988 | 77°31′S 167°57′W / 77.517°S 167.950°W / -77.517; -167.950 (Mount Terra Nova) | Unknown |
Mount Terror | 3230 | 10,597 | 77°31′S 168°32′E / 77.517°S 168.533°E / -77.517; 168.533 (Mount Terror) | - |
Toney Mountain | 3595 | 11,795 | 75°48′S 115°49.8′W / 75.800°S 115.8300°W / -75.800; -115.8300 (Toney Mountain) | Holocene |
Mount Dimitra | 2987 | 9797 | 73°27′S 164°34.8′E / 73.450°S 164.5800°E / -73.450; 164.5800 | Holocene |
Mount Brown[1] | 1982 | 6503 | 76°49.8′S 163°00′E / 76.8300°S 163.000°E / -76.8300; 163.000 | Holocene |
Mount Christos | - | - | 56°15′S 72°10.2′W / 56.250°S 72.1700°W / -56.250; -72.1700 | 1876 |
Mount Waesche | 3292 | 10,801 | 77°10.2′S 126°52.8′W / 77.1700°S 126.8800°W / -77.1700; -126.8800 (Mount Waesche) | Holocene |
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