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 / 74.700°S 163.833°E / -74.700; 163.833 (Adare Peninsula)[4]
Adare Peninsula[5]2,083[5]6,832[5]71°40′S 170°30′E / 71.667°S 170.500°E / -71.667; 170.500 (Adare Peninsula)[6]Pleistocene[5]
Mount Andrus[7]2,978[7]9,768[7]75°48′S 132°14′W / 75.800°S 132.233°W / -75.800; -132.233 (Mount Andrus)[8]Unknown[7]
Argo Point[9]360[9]1,181[9]66°15′S 60°55′W / 66.250°S 60.917°W / -66.250; -60.917 (Argo Point)[10]0.9 Ma[9]
Beaufort Island[11]740[11]2,427[11]76°56′S 166°56′E / 76.933°S 166.933°E / -76.933; 166.933 (Beaufort Island)[12]Unknown[11]
Mount Berlin[13]3,478[13]11,408[13]76°03′S 135°52′W / 76.050°S 135.867°W / -76.050; -135.867 (Mount Berlin)[14]8350 BCE ± 5300 years[13]
Mount Bird1,765[15]5,791[15]77°16′S 166°44′E / 77.267°S 166.733°E / -77.267; 166.733 (Mount bird)[15]3.8-4.6 million years ago
Black Island[16]1,041[16]3,414[16]78°12′S 166°25′E / 78.200°S 166.417°E / -78.200; 166.417 (Black Island)[17]1.69 Ma[16]
Bridgeman Island[18]240[18]787[18]62°04′S 56°44′W / 62.067°S 56.733°W / -62.067; -56.733 (Bridgeman Island)[19]Unknown[18]
Brown Bluff[20]745[20]2,444[20]63°32′S 56°55′W / 63.533°S 56.917°W / -63.533; -56.917 (Brown Peak)[20]
Brown Peak[21]1,167[21]3,828[21]67°25′S 164°35′E / 67.417°S 164.583°E / -67.417; 164.583 (Brown Peak)[22]Unknown[21]
Mount Bursey[23]2,787[23]9,141[23]76°01′S 132°38′W / 76.017°S 132.633°W / -76.017; -132.633 (Mount Bursey)[24]0.49 Ma[23]
Coulman Island[25]1,998[25]6,553[25]73°28′S 169°45′E / 73.467°S 169.750°E / -73.467; 169.750 (Coulman Island)[26]-
Daniell Peninsula[25]2,026[25]6,647[25]72°50′S 169°35′E / 72.833°S 169.583°E / -72.833; 169.583 (Daniell Peninsula)[27]-
Deception Island[28]602[28]1,975[28]62°57′S 60°38′W / 62.950°S 60.633°W / -62.950; -60.633 (Deception Island)[29]1970[28]
Mount Discovery[30]2,578[30]8,456[30]78°22′S 165°01′E / 78.367°S 165.017°E / -78.367; 165.017 (Mount Discovery)[31]1.87 Ma[30]
Mount Erebus[32]3,794[32]12,444[32]77°31′S 167°09′E / 77.517°S 167.150°E / -77.517; 167.150 (Mount Erebus)[33]2018[32]
Mount Frakes[34]3,654[34]11,985[34]76°48′S 117°42′W / 76.800°S 117.700°W / -76.800; -117.700 (Mount Frakes)[35]1.7 Ma[34]
Franklin Island[36]247[36]810[36]76°05′S 168°19′E / 76.083°S 168.317°E / -76.083; 168.317 (Franklin Island)[37]Pleistocene[36]
Gaussberg[38]370[38]1,214[38]66°48′S 89°11′E / 66.800°S 89.183°E / -66.800; 89.183 (Gaussberg)[39]Pleistocene[38]
Mount Haddington[40]1,630[40]5,346[40]64°13′S 57°38′W / 64.217°S 57.633°W / -64.217; -57.633 (Mount Haddington)[41]Unknown[40]
Hallett Peninsula[25]1,770[25]5,810[25]72°30′S 170°10′E / 72.500°S 170.167°E / -72.500; 170.167 (Hallett Peninsula)[42]
Mount Hampton3,325[43]10,909[43]76°29′S 125°48′W / 76.483°S 125.800°W / -76.483; -125.800 (Mount Hampton)[43]-
Hudson Mountains[44]749[44]2,457[44]74°25′S 99°30′W / 74.417°S 99.500°W / -74.417; -99.500 (Hudson Mountains)[45]210 BCE ± 200 years[44]
Lars Christensen Peak[46]1,640[46]5,379[46]68°46′S 90°31′W / 68.767°S 90.517°W / -68.767; -90.517 (Peter I Island)[47]Unknown[46]
Mount Melbourne[48]2,732[48]8,961[48]74°21′S 164°42′E / 74.350°S 164.700°E / -74.350; 164.700 (Mount Melbourne)[49]1892 ± 30 years[48]
Melville Peak[50]549[50]1,801[50]62°01′S 57°41′W / 62.017°S 57.683°W / -62.017; -57.683 (Melville Peak)[51]Unknown[50]
Mount Morning[52]2,723[52]8,931[52]78°31′S 163°35′E / 78.517°S 163.583°E / -78.517; 163.583 (Mount Morning)[53]Unknown[52]
Mount Moulton3,070[54]10,072[54]76°03′S 135°08′W / 76.050°S 135.133°W / -76.050; -135.133 (Mount Moulton)[54]-
Mount Murphy[55]2,703[55]8,866[55]75°20′S 110°44′W / 75.333°S 110.733°W / -75.333; -110.733 (Mount Murphy)[56]0.9 Ma[55]
Mount Overlord3,395[57]11,138[57]73°10′S 164°36′E / 73.167°S 164.600°E / -73.167; 164.600 (Mount Overlord)[57]-
Paulet Island[58]353[58]1,158[58]63°35′S 55°47′W / 63.583°S 55.783°W / -63.583; -55.783 (Paulet Island)[59]Unknown[58]
Penguin Island[60]180[60]590[60]62°06′S 57°54′W / 62.100°S 57.900°W / -62.100; -57.900 (Penguin Island)[61]1905 (?)[60]
The Pleiades[62]3,040[62]9,971[62]72°42′S 165°32′E / 72.700°S 165.533°E / -72.700; 165.533 (The Pleiades)[63]1050 BC ± 1000 years[62]
Red Island[64]495[64]1,624[64]63°44′S 57°52′W / 63.733°S 57.867°W / -63.733; -57.867 (Red Island)[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 / 78.167°S 162.667°E / -78.167; 162.667 (Rosamel Island)[67]
Royal Society Range[68]3,000[68]9,840[68]78°10′S 162°40′E / 78.167°S 162.667°E / -78.167; 162.667 (Royal Society Volcano)[69]Unknown[68]
Seal Nunataks[70]368[70]1,207[70]65°03′S 60°18′W / 65.050°S 60.300°W / -65.050; -60.300 (Seal Nunataks)[71]Unknown[70]
Mount Sidley4,285[72]14,058[72]77°02′S 126°06′W / 77.033°S 126.100°W / -77.033; -126.100 (Mount Sidley)[72]-
Mount Siple[73]3,110[73]10,201[73]73°15′S 126°06′W / 73.250°S 126.100°W / -73.250; -126.100 (Mount Siple)[74]Unknown[73]
Mount Steere[34]3,500[75]11,482[75]76°44′S 117°49′W / 76.733°S 117.817°W / -76.733; -117.817 (Mount Steere)[75]-
Mount Takahe[76]3,460[76]11,349[76]76°17′S 112°05′W / 76.283°S 112.083°W / -76.283; -112.083 (Mount Takahe)[77]5550 BCE (?)[76]
Mount Terra Nova[78]2,130[79]6,988[79]77°31′S 167°57′W / 77.517°S 167.950°W / -77.517; -167.950 (Mount Terra Nova)[79]0.8 Ma[78]
Mount Terror[78]3,262[78]10,699[78]77°31′S 168°32′E / 77.517°S 168.533°E / -77.517; 168.533 (Mount Terror)[80]0.82 Ma[78]
Toney Mountain[81]3,595[81]11,792[81]75°48′S 115°48′W / 75.800°S 115.800°W / -75.800; -115.800 (Toney Mountain)[82]Unknown[81]
Mount Vernon Harcourt1,570[83]5,151[83]72°32′S 169°55′E / 72.533°S 169.917°E / -72.533; 169.917 (Mount Harcourt)[83]-
Mount Waesche[84]3,292[84]10,801[84]77°10′S 126°54′W / 77.167°S 126.900°W / -77.167; -126.900 (Mount Waesche)[85] Unknown[84]

See also

References

  1. ↑ van Wyk de Vries, Maximillian; Bingham, Robert G.; Hein, Andrew S. (2018). "A new volcanic province: an inventory of subglacial volcanoes in West Antarctica". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 461: 231–248. doi:10.1144/sp461.7. hdl:20.500.11820/53d5003b-838f-4ba0-ac03-ffafafe5efa5.
  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. 1 2 3 "Mount Abbott". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Adare Peninsula". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  6. ↑ "Adare Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Andrus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  8. ↑ "Mount Andrus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Argo Point". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  10. ↑ "Argo Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Beaufort Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  12. ↑ "Beaufort Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Berlin". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  14. ↑ "Mount Berlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  15. 1 2 3 "Mount Bird". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Black Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  17. ↑ "Black Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Bridgeman Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  19. ↑ "Bridgeman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Brown Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Sturge Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  22. ↑ "Brown Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Bursey". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  24. ↑ "Mount Bursey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Smellie, J. L.; Rocchi, S.; Armienti, P. (2011). "Late Miocene volcanic sequences in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica: products of glaciovolcanic eruptions under different thermal regimes". Bulletin of Volcanology. Springer: 4. ISSN 0258-8900.
  26. ↑ "Coulman Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  27. ↑ "Daniell Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "Deception Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  29. ↑ "Deception Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Discovery". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  31. ↑ "Mount Discovery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  32. 1 2 3 4 "Erebus". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  33. ↑ "Mount Erebus". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 "Crary Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  35. ↑ "Mount Frakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  36. 1 2 3 4 "Franklin Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  37. ↑ "Franklin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  38. 1 2 3 4 "Gaussberg". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  39. ↑ "Gaussberg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  40. 1 2 3 4 "James Ross Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  41. ↑ "Mount Haddington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  42. ↑ "Hallett Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  43. 1 2 3 "Mount Hampton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  44. 1 2 3 4 "Hudson Mountains". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  45. ↑ "Hudson Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  46. 1 2 3 4 "Peter I Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  47. ↑ "Lars Christensen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  48. 1 2 3 4 "Melbourne". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  49. ↑ "Mount Melbourne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  50. 1 2 3 4 "Melville". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  51. ↑ "Melville Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  52. 1 2 3 4 "Morning". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  53. ↑ "Mount Morning". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  54. 1 2 3 "Mount Moulton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  55. 1 2 3 4 "Murphy". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  56. ↑ "Mount Murphy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  57. 1 2 3 "Mount Overlord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  58. 1 2 3 4 "Paulet". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  59. ↑ "Paulet Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  60. 1 2 3 4 "Penguin Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  61. ↑ "Penguin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  62. 1 2 3 4 "The Pleiades". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  63. ↑ "The Pleiades". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  64. 1 2 3 4 "Red Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  65. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 4 "Rosamel Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  68. 1 2 3 4 "Royal Society Range". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  69. ↑ "Royal Society Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  70. 1 2 3 4 "Seal Nunataks Group". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  71. ↑ "Seal Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  72. 1 2 3 "Mount Sidley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  73. 1 2 3 4 "Siple". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  74. ↑ "Mount Siple". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  75. 1 2 3 "Mount Steere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  76. 1 2 3 4 "Takahe". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  77. ↑ "Mount Takahe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  78. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Terror". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  79. 1 2 3 "Mount Terra Nova". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  80. ↑ "Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  81. 1 2 3 4 "Toney Mountain". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  82. ↑ "Toney Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  83. 1 2 3 "Mount Vernon Harcourt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  84. 1 2 3 4 "Waesche". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  85. ↑ "Mount Waesche". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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