GVP volcano 390031 · no holder yet
Penguin Island
Penguin Island is a 180 m stratovolcano in Antarctica, last erupted in 1905.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 180 m above sea level
- Rock
- Basalt / Picro-Basalt
- Setting
- Intraplate, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1905
- Largest known
- no eruption with a measured size
- Eruptions
- 3 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 62.10°S 57.93°W · Antarctica
- Region
- South Shetlands Volcanic Arc, Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 390031
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).