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 (Mount Andrus) Holocene
Mount Berlin 3478 11,411 76°03′S 136°00′W / -76.05, -136 (Mount Berlin) -
Bridgeman Island 240 787 62°03′S 56°45′W / -62.05, -56.75 (Bridgeman Island) -
Deception Island 576 1890 62°58′S 60°39′W / -62.97, -60.65 (Deception Island) 1987
Mount Discovery 2681 8796 78°18′S 165°00′E / -78.3, 165 (Mount Discovery) Unknown
Mount Erebus 3794 12,448 77°32′S 167°17′E / -77.533, 167.283 (Mount Erebus) 2007
Mount Frakes 3654 11,998 76°48′S 117°42′W / -76.8, -117.7 (Mount Frakes) -
Gaussberg 370 1213 66°48′S 89°11′E / -66.8, 89.183 (Gaussberg) -
Mount Hampton 3323 10,902 76°30′S 126°00′W / -76.5, -126 (Mount Hampton) -
Hudson Mountains 749 2457 74°20′S 99°25′W / -74.33, -99.42 (Hudson Mountains) Unknown possibly 1985(?)
Mount Melbourne 2732 8963 74°21′S 164°42′E / -74.35, 164.7 (Mount Melbourne) 1750 ± 100 years
Mount Morning 2723 8934 78°30′S 163°30′E / -78.5, 163.5 (Mount Morning) -
Mount Ellis 3078 10,098 76°06′S 135°00′W / -76.1, -135 (Mount Ellis) -
Mount Murphy 2703 8868 75°18′S 100°45′W / -75.3, -100.75 (Mount Murphy) Late Miocene
Mount Overlord 3395 11,142 73°12′S 164°36′E / -73.2, 164.6 (Mount Overlord) -
Paulet Island 353 1158 63°35′S 55°46′W / -63.58, -55.77 (Paulet Island) Holocene
Penguin Island 180 59 1 62°06′S 57°56′W / -62.1, -57.93 (Penguin Island) 1905(?)
Peter I Island 1640 5381 68°51′S 90°35′W / -68.85, -90.58 (Peter I Island) Holocene
The Pleiades 3040 9974 72°40′S 165°30′E / -72.67, 165.5 (The Pleiades) 1050 BC ± 1000 years
Royal Society Volcano 3000 9842 78°15′S 163°36′E / -78.25, 163.6 (Royal Society Volcano) Holocene
Seal Nunataks 368 1207 65°02′S 60°03′W / -65.03, -60.05 (Seal Nunataks) 1980
Mount Sidley 4181 13,717 77°06′S 126°06′W / -77.1, -126.1 (Mount Sidley) -
Mount Siple 3110 10,203 73°43′S 126°67′W / -73.717, -127.117 (Mount Siple) Holocene
Mount Steere 3558 11,673 76°42′S 117°48′W / -76.7, -117.8 (Mount Steere) -
Mount Takahe 3460 11,352 76°17′S 112°05′W / -76.28, -112.08 (Mount Takahe) 5550 BC
Mount Terror 3230 10,597 77°31′S 168°32′W / -77.517, -168.533 (Mount Terror) -
Toney Mountain 3595 11,795 75°48′S 115°50′W / -75.8, -115.83 (Toney Mountain) Holocene
Unnamed 2987 9797 73°27′S 164°35′E / -73.45, 164.58 Holocene
Unnamed -500 -1640 76°50′S 163°00′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 (Mount Waesche) Holocene

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