Terror Volcano
Updated: May 29, 2025 12:07 GMT -
Shield
Antarctica, -77.52°S / 168.55°E 
Summit height: 3262 m / 10702 ft
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Terror volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
Mount Terror is a large basaltic shield volcano forming the eastern portion of Ross Island with numerous pyroclastic cones and lava domes. The youngest dated rocks are 0.82 million years ago (Ma) from the lower slopes of Terror and 0.8 Ma from the summit of Terra Nova, a large basaltic cone on the W flank (LeMasurier and Thomson, 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Latest satellite images
Terror Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of Terror volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of Terror volcano (scale of few kilometers)
