United Kingdom · Stratovolcano
Southern Thule
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1075m
- Last eruption
- 1975
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Antarctic & Scotia / South Sandwich Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1075m
- Coordinates
- -59.442, -27.225
- Last eruption
- 1975
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The Southern Thule island group, at the southern end of the South Sandwich island arc bordering the Scotia Sea, consist of three stratovolcanoes constructed along an E-W line.
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From Wikipedia
Southern Thule is a group of the three southernmost islands in the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean: Bellingshausen, Cook, and Thule (Morrell). It is a largely submerged volcano of which only the three islands emerge above sea level. Between Cook and Thule, and south of Bellingshausen, lie two submerged calderas; a third caldera is located on Thule. Cook Island is inactive and largely glaciated, while Bellingshausen and Thule feature active craters with fumarolic activity, and evidence of eruptions in the 20th century.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1975 (±11 yrs) – 1975
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1975)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Detailed timeline
- 1975 (±11 yrs)VEI 1Observed1975-07-02 – end unknownSouth flank of Bellinghausen Island
Nearby volcanoes
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