Antarctica · Caldera
McMurdo Province at 76.8°S
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 500m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Antarctica
- Region
- Antarctic & Scotia / McMurdo Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 500m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -76.830, 163.000
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
Magnetic and seismic data suggest that a submarine caldera with a central lava dome is present east of Granite Harbor and north of Ross Island, near the western coast of the Ross Sea and near the southern end of the…
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
GlossaryDetailed timeline
No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
- Not yet mapped on Wikidata.
- Smithsonian GVP source page
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