Buckle Island volcano
Stratovolcano 1239 m / 4,065 ft
East Antarctica, Balleny Islands, -66.78°S / 163.25°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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East Antarctica, Balleny Islands, -66.78°S / 163.25°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Buckle Island volcano eruptions: 1899
Buckle Island volcano eruptions: 1899
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Background:
Buckle Island is in the center of a 160-km-long chain of volcanic islands forming the Balleny Islands off the coast of Antarctica's Victoria Land. The islands are located at the southern end of a submarine ridge system that extends north to New Zealand, but is offset by the Indian-Antarctic ridge system. The elongated, 21-km-long island is capped by an gently sloping icecap that descends steeply to the sea between rocky cliffs. Dark eruption columns were reported during 1839 and 1899, but no detailed geological studies exist for Balleny Islands volcanoes.---
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