Antarctica · Stratovolcano
Penguin Island
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 180m
- Last eruption
- 1905
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Antarctica
- Region
- Antarctic & Scotia / South Shetlands Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 180m
- Coordinates
- -62.100, -57.930
- Last eruption
- 1905
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The 1.4 x 1.7 km Penguin Island is located off the SE coast of King George Island in Antarctica's South Shetland Islands, west of the axis of the Bransfield Rift.
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From Wikipedia
Penguin Island is one of the smaller of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1683 – 1905
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1905VEI ?Geological estimate1905-07-02 – end unknownNE flank (Petrel Crater)
- 1850VEI ?Observed1850-07-02 – end unknownDeacon Peak
- 1683VEI ?Geological estimate1683 – end unknownDeacon Peak
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