Sturge Island

sopka – Stratovolcano, Antarctica, Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions

Kde

Antarctica, Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Stratovolcano

Nadmořská výška

1 167 m

Tektonické prostředí

Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)

Poloha

-67,400°, 164,830°

Sturge is the largest and southernmost of the Balleny Islands, which are located just off the coast of Antarctica's Victoria Land. The 44-km-long island is completely mantled by an icecap and has a prominent summit, Russel Peak, at the northern end. "Volcanic activity" was reported on a U.S. Navy chart, but no indications of present or past activity were noted in 1959 (Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World). No detailed geologic studies have been conducted in the inaccessible Balleny Islands.

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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