GVP volcano 390030 · no holder yet
Deception Island
Deception Island is a 602 m caldera in Antarctica, last erupted in 1970.
- Type
- Caldera
- Summit
- 602 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1970
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1970
- Eruptions
- 24 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 62.96°S 60.64°W · Antarctica
- Region
- South Shetlands Volcanic Arc, Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 390030
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).