List of volcanoes in Antarctica

This is a list of volcanoes in Antarctica.

Table

A 2017 study claimed to have found 138 volcanoes, of which 91 were previously unknown. Some volcanoes are entirely under the ice sheet.[1][2] Unconfirmed volcanoes are not included in the table below.

NameElevationLocationLast known eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Mount Abbott[3]1,020[4]3,346[4]74°42′S 163°50′E[4]
Adare Peninsula[5]2,083[5]6,832[5]71°40′S 170°30′E[6]Pleistocene[5]
Mount Andrus[7]2,978[7]9,768[7]75°48′S 132°14′W[8]Unknown[7]
Argo Point[9]360[9]1,181[9]66°15′S 60°55′W[10]0.9 Ma[9]
Beaufort Island[11]740[11]2,427[11]76°56′S 166°56′E[12]Unknown[11]
Mount Berlin[13]3,478[13]11,408[13]76°03′S 135°52′W[14]8350 BCE ± 5300 years[13]
Mount Bird1,765[15]5,791[15]77°16′S 166°44′E[15]3.8-4.6 million years ago
Black Island[16]1,041[16]3,414[16]78°12′S 166°25′E[17]1.69 Ma[16]
Bridgeman Island[18]240[18]787[18]62°04′S 56°44′W[19]Unknown[18]
Brown Bluff[20]745[20]2,444[20]63°32′S 56°55′E[20]
Brown Peak[21]1,167[21]3,828[21]67°25′S 164°35′E[22]Unknown[21]
Mount Bursey[23]2,787[23]9,141[23]76°01′S 132°38′W[24]0.49 Ma[23]
Coulman Island[25]1,998[25]6,553[25]73°28′S 169°45′E[26]-
Daniell Peninsula[25]2,026[25]6,647[25]72°50′S 169°35′E[27]-
Deception Island[28]602[28]1,975[28]62°57′S 60°38′W[29]1970[28]
Mount Discovery[30]2,578[30]8,456[30]78°22′S 165°01′E[31]1.87 Ma[30]
Mount Erebus[32]3,794[32]12,444[32]77°31′S 167°09′E[33]2018[32]
Mount Frakes[34]3,654[34]11,985[34]76°48′S 117°42′W[35]1.7 Ma[34]
Franklin Island[36]247[36]810[36]76°05′S 168°19′E[37]Pleistocene[36]
Gaussberg[38]370[38]1,214[38]66°48′S 89°11′E[39]Pleistocene[38]
Mount Haddington[40]1,630[40]5,346[40]64°13′S 57°38′W[41]Unknown[40]
Hallett Peninsula[25]1,770[25]5,810[25]72°30′S 170°10′E[42]
Mount Hampton3,325[43]10,909[43]76°29′S 125°48′W[43]-
Hudson Mountains[44]749[44]2,457[44]74°25′S 99°30′W[45]210 BCE ± 200 years[44]
Lars Christensen Peak[46]1,640[46]5,379[46]68°46′S 90°31′W[47]Unknown[46]
Mount Melbourne[48]2,732[48]8,961[48]74°21′S 164°42′E[49]1892 ± 30 years[48]
Melville Peak[50]549[50]1,801[50]62°01′S 57°41′W[51]Unknown[50]
Mount Morning[52]2,723[52]8,931[52]78°31′S 163°35′E[53]Unknown[52]
Mount Moulton3,070[54]10,072[54]76°03′S 135°08′W[54]-
Mount Murphy[55]2,703[55]8,866[55]75°20′S 110°44′W[56]0.9 Ma[55]
Mount Overlord3,395[57]11,138[57]73°10′S 164°36′E[57]-
Paulet Island[58]353[58]1,158[58]63°35′S 55°47′W[59]Unknown[58]
Penguin Island[60]180[60]590[60]62°06′S 57°54′W[61]1905 (?)[60]
The Pleiades[62]3,040[62]9,971[62]72°42′S 165°32′E[63]1050 BC ± 1000 years[62]
Red Island[64]495[64]1,624[64]63°44′S 57°52′E[64]
Mount Rittmann[65]2,600[65]8,530[65]1252 ± 2 years[66]
Rosamel Island[67]2,600[67]8,530[67]78°10′S 162°40′E[67]
Royal Society Range[68]3,000[68]9,840[68]78°10′S 162°40′E[69]Unknown[68]
Seal Nunataks[70]368[70]1,207[70]65°03′S 60°18′W[71]Unknown[70]
Mount Sidley4,285[72]14,058[72]77°02′S 126°06′W[72]-
Mount Siple[73]3,110[73]10,201[73]73°15′S 126°06′W[74]Unknown[73]
Mount Steere[34]3,500[75]11,482[75]76°44′S 117°49′W[75]-
Mount Takahe[76]3,460[76]11,349[76]76°17′S 112°05′W[77]5550 BCE (?)[76]
Mount Terra Nova[78]2,130[79]6,988[79]77°31′S 167°57′W[79]0.8 Ma[78]
Mount Terror[78]3,262[78]10,699[78]77°31′S 168°32′E[80]0.82 Ma[78]
Toney Mountain[81]3,595[81]11,792[81]75°48′S 115°48′W[82]Unknown[81]
Mount Vernon Harcourt1,570[83]5,151[83]72°32′S 169°55′E[83]-
Mount Waesche[84]3,292[84]10,801[84]77°10′S 126°54′W[85] Unknown[84]

See also

References
  1. van Wyk de Vries, Maximillian; Bingham, Robert G.; Hein, Andrew S. "A new volcanic province: an inventory of subglacial volcanoes in West Antarctica". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. doi:10.1144/sp461.7.
  2. McKie, Robin (2017-08-12). "Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. "K/Ar and Rb/Sr dating of McMurdo Volcanic Group (north of Campbell Glacier)" (PDF). Geological Society of America. p. 2.
  4. "Mount Abbott". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  5. "Adare Peninsula". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  6. "Adare Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  7. "Andrus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  8. "Mount Andrus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  9. "Argo Point". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  10. "Argo Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  11. "Beaufort Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  12. "Beaufort Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  13. "Berlin". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  14. "Mount Berlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  15. "Mount Bird". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  16. "Black Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  17. "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  18. "Bridgeman Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  19. "Bridgeman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  20. "Brown Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  21. "Sturge Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  22. "Brown Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  23. "Bursey". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  24. "Mount Bursey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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  26. "Coulman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  27. "Daniell Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  28. "Deception Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  29. "Deception Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  30. "Discovery". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  31. "Mount Discovery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  32. "Erebus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  33. "Mount Erebus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  34. "Crary Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  35. "Mount Frakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  36. "Franklin Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  37. "Franklin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  38. "Gaussberg". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  39. "Gaussberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  40. "James Ross Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  41. "Mount Haddington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  42. "Hallett Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  43. "Mount Hampton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  44. "Hudson Mountains". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  45. "Hudson Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  46. "Peter I Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  47. "Lars Christensen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  48. "Melbourne". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  49. "Mount Melbourne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  50. "Melville". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  51. "Melville Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  52. "Morning". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  53. "Mount Morning". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  54. "Mount Moulton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  55. "Murphy". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  56. "Mount Murphy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  57. "Mount Overlord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  58. "Paulet". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  59. "Paulet Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  60. "Penguin Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  61. "Penguin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  62. "The Pleiades". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  63. "The Pleiades". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  64. "Red Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  65. "Rittmann". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  66. Lee, Mi Jung; Kyle, Philip R.; Iverson, Nels A.; Lee, Jong Ik; Han, Yeongcheol (1 September 2019). "Rittmann volcano, Antarctica as the source of a widespread 1252 ± 2 CE tephra layer in Antarctica ice". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 521: 169. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.06.002. ISSN 0012-821X.
  67. "Rosamel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  68. "Royal Society Range". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  69. "Royal Society Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  70. "Seal Nunataks Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  71. "Seal Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  72. "Mount Sidley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  73. "Siple". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  74. "Mount Siple". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  75. "Mount Steere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  76. "Takahe". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  77. "Mount Takahe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  78. "Terror". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  79. "Mount Terra Nova". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  80. "Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  81. "Toney Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  82. "Toney Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  83. "Mount Vernon Harcourt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  84. "Waesche". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  85. "Mount Waesche". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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