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This is a list of volcanoes in the British Overseas Territories that were active at least once during the Quaternary .
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Surname
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Island, archipelago
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territory
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Volcano type
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Last eruption
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Height [m]
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Geographic coordinates
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The Peak
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Ascension
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St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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Stratovolcano
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unknown
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859
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! 492.0500005485.633333507 ° 57 ′ 00 ″ S , 014 ° 22 ′ 00 ″ W.-7.95 -14.366666666667 858
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Mount Sourabaya , Mount Darnley
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Bristol Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcano
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2016
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1100
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! 440.9666675473.416667559 ° 02 ′ 00 ″ S , 026 ° 35 ′ 00 ″ W.-59.033333333333 -26.583333333333 1100
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Candlemas Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcano
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1911
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550
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! 442.9166675473.333333557 ° 05 ′ 00 ″ S , 026 ° 40 ′ 00 ″ W.-57.083333333333 -26.666666666667 550
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Mount Hodson
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Visokoi Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcano
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unknown
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1005
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! 443.3000005472.850000556 ° 42 ′ 00 ″ S , 027 ° 09 ′ 00 ″ W.-56.7 -27.15 1005
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Leskov Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcano
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unknown
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190
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! 443.3333335471.866667556 ° 40 ′ 00 ″ S , 028 ° 08 ′ 00 ″ W.-56.666666666667 -28.133333333333 190
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Mount Michael
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Saunders Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcano
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2006
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990
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! 442.2166675473.550000557 ° 47′00 ″ S , 026 ° 27′00 ″ W.-57.783333333333 -26.45 990
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Mount Belinda
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Montagu Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Shield volcano
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2007
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1370
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! 441.5833335473.666667558 ° 25 ′ 00 ″ S , 026 ° 20 ′ 00 ″ W.-58.416666666667 -26.333333333333 1370
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Nightingale Island , Tristan da Cunha
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St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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Stratovolcano
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2004
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365
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! 462.5833335487.516667537 ° 25 ′ 00 ″ S , 012 ° 29 ′ 00 ″ W.-37.416666666667 -12.483333333333 365
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Protector Shoal
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South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Seamount
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1962
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−27
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! 444.0833335471.916667555 ° 55 '00 ″ S , 028 ° 05 ′ 00 ″ W.-55.916666666667 -28.083333333333 -27
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Soufriere Hills
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Montserrat
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Montserrat
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Stratovolcano
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2010
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915
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! 516.7166675437.816667516 ° 43′00 ″ N , 062 ° 11′00 ″ W.16.716666666667 -62.183333333333 915
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South Thule Islands , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcanoes
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1975 ± 12 years
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1075
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! 440.5500005472.633333559 ° 27′00 ″ S , 027 ° 22′00 ″ W.-59.45 -27.366666666667 1075
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Queen Mary's Peak
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Tristan da Cunha (island) , Tristan da Cunha
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St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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Shield volcano
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1962
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2060
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! 462.9083335487.716667537 ° 05 ′ 30 ″ S , 012 ° 17 ′ 00 ″ W.-37.091666666667 -12.283333333333 2060
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Zavodovski Island , South Sandwich Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Stratovolcano
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1819
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551
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! 443.7000005472.433333556 ° 18′00 ″ S , 027 ° 34′00 ″ W.-56.3 -27.566666666667 551
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See also
Individual evidence