United Kingdom · Shield volcano
Montagu Island
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 1370m
- Last eruption
- 2007
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Antarctic & Scotia / South Sandwich Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1370m
- Coordinates
- -58.445, -26.374
- Last eruption
- 2007
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The largest of the South Sandwich Islands, Montagu consists of a massive shield volcano cut by a 6-km-wide ice-filled summit caldera.
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From Wikipedia
Montagu Island is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the Scotia Sea off the coast of Antarctica. Almost entirely ice-covered with only sparse rocky outcrops, Montagu consists of a large caldera with a large parasitic cone, Mount Oceanite. Several secondary volcanic cones have formed in the caldera, including Mount Belinda.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 2001 – 2007
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (2001)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2001VEI 1Observed2001-10-01 – 2007-09-20NW of Mount Belinda
- 1996VEI 1Method not stated1996-09-01 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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