VOLCANO

GVP volcano 390012 · no holder yet

Sturge Island

Sturge Island is a 1,167 m stratovolcano in Antarctica, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
1,167 m above sea level
Rock
Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
Setting
Rift zone, oceanic, under 15 km
Last eruption
no dated eruption
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
0 confirmed in the record
Where
67.40°S 164.83°E · Antarctica
Region
Balleny Hotspot Volcano Group, Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 390012

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