List of volcanoes in the British overseas territories

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This is a list of volcanoes in the British Overseas Territories that were active at least once during the Quaternary .

image Surname Island, archipelago territory Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
Ascension ISS006.jpg The Peak Ascension St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Stratovolcano unknown 859 ! 492.0500005485.633333507 ° 57 ′ 00 ″  S , 014 ° 22 ′ 00 ″  W.
Bristol Island ASTER.jpg Mount Sourabaya , Mount Darnley Bristol Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano 2016 1100 ! 440.9666675473.416667559 ° 02 ′ 00 ″  S , 026 ° 35 ′ 00 ″  W.
Candlemas Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano 1911 550 ! 442.9166675473.333333557 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  S , 026 ° 40 ′ 00 ″  W.
Visokoi Island ISS016.jpg Mount Hodson Visokoi Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano unknown 1005 ! 443.3000005472.850000556 ° 42 ′ 00 ″  S , 027 ° 09 ′ 00 ″  W.
Leskov Island ASTER.jpg Leskov Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano unknown 190 ! 443.3333335471.866667556 ° 40 ′ 00 ″  S , 028 ° 08 ′ 00 ″  W.
Saunders Island ASTER.jpg Mount Michael Saunders Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano 2006 990 ! 442.2166675473.550000557 ° 47′00 ″  S , 026 ° 27′00 ″  W.
Montagu Island Satellite Photograph.jpg Mount Belinda Montagu Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Shield volcano 2007 1370 ! 441.5833335473.666667558 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  S , 026 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  W.
Nightingale Island , Tristan da Cunha St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Stratovolcano 2004 365 ! 462.5833335487.516667537 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  S , 012 ° 29 ′ 00 ″  W.
Protector Shoal South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Seamount 1962 −27 ! 444.0833335471.916667555 ° 55 '00 ″  S , 028 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  W.
Soufriere Hills.jpg Soufriere Hills Montserrat Montserrat Stratovolcano 2010 915 ! 516.7166675437.816667516 ° 43′00 ″  N , 062 ° 11′00 ″  W.
Southern Thule Islands ASTER.jpg South Thule Islands , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcanoes 1975 ± 12 years 1075 ! 440.5500005472.633333559 ° 27′00 ″  S , 027 ° 22′00 ″  W.
Tristan da Cunha ASTER.jpg Queen Mary's Peak Tristan da Cunha (island) , Tristan da Cunha St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Shield volcano 1962 2060 ! 462.9083335487.716667537 ° 05 ′ 30 ″  S , 012 ° 17 ′ 00 ″  W.
Zavodovski Island ISS016.jpg Zavodovski Island , South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Stratovolcano 1819 551 ! 443.7000005472.433333556 ° 18′00 ″  S , 027 ° 34′00 ″  W.

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