Beaufort Island volcano

Updated: Aug 12, 2022 14:24 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 740 m / 2428 ft
Antarctica, -76.98°S / 167.02°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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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)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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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.
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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