List of volcanoes in Antarctica

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

image Surname Region / island (group) Mountains Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
Adare Peninsula Victorialand Shield volcanoes Pleistocene 2083 ! 428.3333335670.500000571 ° 40 ′ 00 ″  S , 170 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  E
MountAndrus.jpg Mount Andrus Marie Byrd Land Ames Range Shield volcano unknown 2978 ! 424.2000005367.700000575 ° 48′00 ″  S , 132 ° 18′00 ″  W.
Argo Point Graham land Cinder cone Pleistocene 360 ! 433.7500005439.083333566 ° 15 ′ 00 ″  S , 060 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  W.
Beethoven Peninsula Alexander I Island Volcanic field Pleistocene 1050 ! 428.4500005426.583333571 ° 33 ′ 00 ″  S , 073 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  W.
MountBerlin.jpg Mount Berlin Marie Byrd Land Flood range Shield volcanoes 8350 BC Chr. ± 2700 years 3478 ! 423.9500005364.133333576 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  S , 135 ° 52 ′ 00 ″  W.
Brabant-Island.png Brabant Island Palmer Archipelago Volcanic field Pleistocene 2522 ! 435.7500005437.666667564 ° 15 ′ 00 ″  S , 062 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  W.
Brown Bluff.JPG Brown bluff Graham land Tabular volcano Pleistocene 745 ! 436.4666675443.083333563 ° 32 ′ 00 ″  S , 056 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  W.
Buckle Island Balleny Islands Stratovolcano 1899 1239 ! 433.2000005663.216667566 ° 48 ′ 00 ″  S , 163 ° 13 ′ 00 ″  E
Mount Bursey Marie Byrd Land Flood range Shield volcanoes Pleistocene 2787 ! 423.9833335367.366667576 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  S , 132 ° 38 ′ 00 ″  W.
Antarctica (js) 41.jpg Deception Island South Shetland Islands Caldera 1970 539 ! 437.0500005439.366667562 ° 57 ′ 00 ″  S , 060 ° 38 ′ 00 ″  W.
Mount Discovery and Brown Peninsula.jpg Mount Discovery Victoria Land Stratovolcano Pleistocene 2681 ! 421.6333335665.016667578 ° 22 ′ 00 ″  S , 165 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  E
Mount Erebus Aerial 5.jpg Mount Erebus Ross Island Stratovolcano 2018 (ongoing since 1972) 3794 ! 422.4666675667.166667577 ° 32 ′ 00 ″  S , 167 ° 10 ′ 00 ″  E
MountFrakesSteere.jpg Mount Frakes Marie Byrd Land Crary Mountains Shield volcano Pleistocene 3654 ! 423.2000005382.300000576 ° 48′00 ″  S , 117 ° 42′00 ″  W.
Gaussberg Kaiser Wilhelm II Land Ash cone Pleistocene 370 ! 433.1952785589.191944566 ° 48 ′ 17 ″  S , 089 ° 11 ′ 31 ″  E
Mount Haddington James Ross Island Shield volcano unknown 1630 ! 435.7833335442.366667564 ° 13′00 ″  S , 057 ° 38′00 ″  W.
HudsonMountainFromSpace.jpg Hudson Mountains Ellsworthland Stratovolcanoes 210 BC Chr. ± 200 years 749 ! 425.6666675400.583333574 ° 20′00 ″  S , 099 ° 25′00 ″  W.
View of McMurdo Station from Hut Point.jpeg Hut Point Peninsula Ross Island Cinder cone Pleistocene 413 ! 422.2333335666.850000577 ° 46 ′ 00 ″  S , 166 ° 51 ′ 00 ″  E
Coast of Peter I Island in the Bellingshausen Sea 1994.jpg Lars Christensen Summit Peter I Island Shield volcano unknown 1640 ! 431.1666675409.383333568 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  S , 090 ° 37 ′ 00 ″  W.
MountMelbourne.jpg Mount Melbourne Victoria Land Stratovolcano 1892 ± 30 years 2732 ! 425.6500005664.700000574 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  S , 164 ° 42 ′ 00 ″  E
Melville Peak King George Island Stratovolcano unknown 549 ! 437.9833335442.333333562 ° 01 ′ 00 ″  S , 057 ° 40 ′ 00 ″  W.
MountMorning.jpg Mount Morning Victoria Land Shield volcano unknown 2723 ! 421.4833335663.583333578 ° 31'00 "  S , 163 ° 35'00"  E
MountMurphy.jpg Mount Murphy Marie Byrd Land Shield volcano Pleistocene 2703 ! 424.7000005389.300000575 ° 18 ′ 00 ″  S , 110 ° 42 ′ 00 ″  W.
Mount Obiglio Grant Island Cinder cone Pleistocene 510 ! 425.5500005368.166667574 ° 27′00 ″  S , 131 ° 50′00 ″  W.
Paulet.Is.Dec.04.jpeg Paulet Island Joinville Islands Cinder cone unknown 353 ! 436.4166675444.216667563 ° 35 ′ 00 ″  S , 055 ° 47 ′ 00 ″  W.
Penguin Island South Shetland Islands Stratovolcano circa 1905 170 ! 437.9000005442.066667562 ° 06′00 ″  S , 057 ° 56′00 ″  W.
The Pleiades Victoria Land Stratovolcano 4000 BC Chr. ± 6000 years 3040 ! 427.3333335665.500000572 ° 40 ′ 00 ″  S , 165 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  E
Mount Rittmann Victoria Land Mountaineer Range Shield volcano Pleistocene 2600 ! 426.5500005665.500000573 ° 27 ′ 00 ″  S , 165 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  E
Seal Islands Graham land Cinder cone 1980 ± 2 years 368 ! 434.9666675439.950000565 ° 02 ′ 00 ″  S , 060 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  W.
Royal Society Range Victoria Land Cinder cone unknown 3000 ! 421.7500005663.333333578 ° 15 ′ 00 ″  S , 163 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  E
Shepard Island Tuff cone Pleistocene 522 ! 425.5833335367.500000574 ° 25′00 ″  S , 132 ° 30′00 ″  W.
MountSipleUSNavy1985.jpg Mount Siple Siple Island Shield volcano unknown 3110 ! 426.5666675373.333333573 ° 26 ′ 00 ″  S , 126 ° 40 ′ 00 ″  W.
MountTakahe.jpg Mount Takahe Marie Byrd Land Shield volcano approx. 5550 BC Chr. 3460 ! 423.7166675387.916667576 ° 17 ′ 00 ″  S , 112 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  W.
Mount Terror.jpg Mount Terror Ross Island Shield volcano Pleistocene 3262 ! 422.4833335668.533333577 ° 31 ′ 00 ″  S , 168 ° 32 ′ 00 ″  E
MountToney.jpg Toney Mountain Marie Byrd Land Shield volcano unknown 3595 ! 424.2000005384.200000575 ° 48′00 ″  S , 115 ° 48′00 ″  W.
Mount laundry Marie Byrd Land Executive Committee Range Shield volcano unknown 3292 ! 422.8333335373.100000577 ° 10 ′ 00 ″  S , 126 ° 54 ′ 00 ″  W.
Antarctica Pressure Ridges.jpg White Island Ross Archipelago Shield volcanoes Pleistocene 762 ! 421.8666675667.400000578 ° 08 ′ 00 ″  S , 167 ° 24 ′ 00 ″  E
Young Island Balleny Islands Stratovolcano unknown 1340 ! 433.5833335662.400000566 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  S , 162 ° 24 ′ 00 ″  E
unnamed Victoria Land Cinder cone unknown 2987 ! 426.5500005664.583333573 ° 27 ′ 00 ″  S , 164 ° 35 ′ 00 ″  E
unnamed Ross Sea submarine volcano unknown −500 ! 423.1666675663.000000576 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  S , 163 ° 00 ′ 00 ″  E

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