Beaufort Island volcano
Stratovolcano 740 m / 2428 ft
Antarctica, -76.98°S / 167.02°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Beaufort Island volcano books
Antarctica, -76.98°S / 167.02°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Beaufort Island volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Beaufort Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Beaufort Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
Beaufort Island is an eroded remnant of a Quaternary volcano (Calkin and Nichol 1972). LeMasurier and Thomson (1990) indicate its age is unknown.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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