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

See also

References
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  2. McKie, Robin (2017-08-12). "Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
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  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. "Sturge Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  21. "Brown Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  22. "Bursey". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  23. "Mount Bursey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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  25. "Coulman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  26. "Daniell Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  27. "Deception Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  28. "Deception Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  29. "Discovery". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  30. "Mount Discovery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  31. "Erebus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  32. "Mount Erebus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  33. "Crary Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  34. "Mount Frakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  35. "Franklin Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  36. "Franklin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  37. "Gaussberg". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  38. "Gaussberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  39. "James Ross Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  40. "Mount Haddington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  41. "Hallett Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  42. "Mount Hampton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  43. "Hudson Mountains". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  44. "Hudson Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  45. "Peter I Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  46. "Lars Christensen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  47. "Melbourne". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  48. "Mount Melbourne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  49. "Melville". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  50. "Melville Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  51. "Morning". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  52. "Mount Morning". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  53. "Mount Moulton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  54. "Murphy". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  55. "Mount Murphy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  56. "Mount Overlord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  57. "Paulet". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  58. "Paulet Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  59. "Penguin Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  60. "Penguin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  61. "The Pleiades". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  62. "The Pleiades". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  63. "Rittmann". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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  65. "Royal Society Range". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  66. "Royal Society Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  67. "Seal Nunataks Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  68. "Seal Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  69. "Mount Sidley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  70. "Siple". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  71. "Mount Siple". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  72. "Mount Steere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  73. "Takahe". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  74. "Mount Takahe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  75. "Terror". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  76. "Mount Terra Nova". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  77. "Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  78. "Toney Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  79. "Toney Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  80. "Mount Vernon Harcourt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  81. "Waesche". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  82. "Mount Waesche". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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