List of volcanoes in Antarctica

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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Antarctica.

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Mount Andrus 2978 9770 75°48′S 132°20′W (-75.8, -132.33) Holocene
Mount Berlin 3478 11,411 76°3′S 136°0′W (-76.05, -136) -
Bridgeman Island 240 787 62°3′S 56°45′W (-62.05, -56.75) -
Deception Island 576 1890 62°58′S 60°39′W (-62.97, -60.65) 1987
Mount Discovery 2681 8796 78°18′S 165°0′E (-78.3, 165) 1.8 million years ago
Mount Erebus 3794 12,448 77°32′S 167°17′E (-77.533, 167.283) 2006
Mount Frakes 3654 11,998 76°48′S 117°42′W (-76.8, -117.7) -
Gaussberg 370 1213 66°48′S 89°11′E (-66.8, 89.183) -
Mount Hampton 3323 10,902 76°30′S 126°0′W (-76.5, -126) -
Hudson Mountains 749 2457 74°20′S 99°25′W (-74.33, -99.42) -
Mount Melbourne 2732 8963 74°21′S 164°42′E (-74.35, 164.7) 1750 ± 100 years
Mount Morning 2723 8934 78°30′S 163°30′E (-78.5, 163.5) -
Mount Ellis 3078 10,098 76°6′S 135°0′W (-76.1, -135) -
Mount Murphy 2703 8868 75°18′S 100°45′W (-75.3, -100.75) Late Miocene
Mount Overlord 3395 11,142 73°12′S 164°36′E (-73.2, 164.6) -
Paulet Island 353 1158 63°35′S 55°46′W (-63.58, -55.77) Holocene
Penguin Island 180 59 1 62°6′S 57°56′W (-62.1, -57.93) 1905(?)
Peter I Island 1640 5381 68°51′S 90°35′W (-68.85, -90.58) Holocene
The Pleiades 3040 9974 72°40′S 165°30′E (-72.67, 165.5) 1050 BC ± 1000 years
Royal Society Volcano 3000 9842 78°15′S 163°36′E (-78.25, 163.6) Holocene
Seal Nunataks 368 1207 65°2′S 60°3′W (-65.03, -60.05) 1980
Mount Sidley 4181 13,717 77°6′S 126°6′W (-77.1, -126.1) -
Mount Siple 3110 10,203 Template:Coordm Holocene
Mount Steere 3558 11,673 76°42′S 117°48′W (-76.7, -117.8) -
Mount Takahe 3460 11,352 76°17′S 112°5′W (-76.28, -112.08) 5550 BC
Mount Terror 3230 10,597 Template:Coordm -
Toney Mountain 3595 11,795 75°48′S 115°50′W (-75.8, -115.83) Holocene
Unnamed 2987 9797 73°27′S 164°35′E (-73.45, 164.58) Holocene
Unnamed -500 -1640 76°50′S 163°0′E (-76.83, 163) Holocene
Unnamed - - 56°15′S 72°10′W (-56.25, -72.17) 1876
Mount Waesche 3292 10,801 77°10′S 126°53′W (-77.17, -126.88) Holocene

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