Volcanoes of Antarctica
Every volcano in Antarctica in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.
Antarctica’s volcanoes on the map
Colored by when each last erupted.
- Since 1964
- 1900 to 1963
- 1800s
- AD 1 to 1799
- Before AD 1, or undated
The record
- Volcanoes
- 37
- Significant eruptions
- 1
- Deaths counted
- 0
Every significant eruption
Newest first.
Every volcano
| Volcano | Type | Elevation | Last known eruption | Significant eruptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrus | Shield volcano | 2,978 m | ||
| Berlin | Shield volcano | 3,478 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Boomerang Seamount | Submarine volcano | -650 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Bridgeman Island | Stratovolcano | 240 m | ||
| Bristol Island | Stratovolcano | 1,100 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Buckle Island | Stratovolcano | 1,239 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Candlemas Island | Stratovolcano | 550 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Deception Island | Caldera | 602 m | 1964 or later | 1 |
| Erebus | Stratovolcano | 3,794 m | 1964 or later | |
| Hodson | Stratovolcano | 835 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Hudson Mountains | Stratovolcano | 749 m | ||
| Leskov Island | Stratovolcano | 190 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Lindenberg Island | Pyroclastic cone | 368 m | ||
| Macdonald | Submarine volcano | -39 m | 1964 or later | |
| Melbourne | Stratovolcano | 2,732 m | 1700 to 1799 | |
| Melville | Stratovolcano | 549 m | ||
| Montagu Island | Shield volcano | 1,370 m | 1964 or later | |
| Morning | Shield volcano | 2,723 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Mount Haddington Volc Field | Shield | 1,630 m | ||
| Paulet | Cinder cone | 353 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Penguin Island | Stratovolcano | 180 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Peter I Island | Shield volcano | 1,640 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Protector Seamounts | Submarine volcano | -55 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Royal Society Range | Cinder cone | 3,000 m | ||
| Saunders | Stratovolcano | 843 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Seal Nunataks Group | Pyroclastic cone | 368 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Siple | Shield volcano | 3,110 m | ||
| Southern Thule | Stratovolcano | 1,075 m | 1964 or later | |
| Sturge Island | Stratovolcano | 1,167 m | ||
| Takahe | Shield volcano | 3,460 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| The Pleiades | Stratovolcano | 3,040 m | BC (Holocene) | |
| Toney Mountain | Shield volcano | 3,595 m | ||
| Unnamed | Scoria cone | 2,987 m | ||
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -500 m | ||
| Waesche | Shield volcano | 3,292 m | ||
| Young Island | Stratovolcano | 1,340 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Zavodovski | Stratovolcano | 551 m | 1800 to 1899 |
By country
- Afghanistan2
- Algeria4
- American Samoa1
- Antarctica37
- Arctic Ocean2
- Argentina35
- Armenia5
- Atlantic Ocean13
- Australia2
- Bolivia11
- Bouvet Island1
- Cameroon5
- Canada23
- Cape Verde3
- Chad5
- Chile88
- China14
- Colombia14
- Comoros2
- Costa Rica10
- Democratic Republic of the Congo5
- Djibouti2
- Dominica5
- Ecuador36
- El Salvador22
- Equatorial Guinea3
- Eritrea6
- Ethiopia58
- Fiji3
- France6
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands2
- Georgia4
- Germany1
- Greece5
- Grenada1
- Guadeloupe1
- Guatemala22
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands1
- Honduras4
- Iceland44
- India2
- Indian Ocean9
- Indonesia136
- Iran8
- Italy15
- Jan Mayen1
- Japan113
- Kenya22
- Libya2
- Madagascar5
- Malaysia1
- Mali1
- Martinique1
- Mexico41
- Mongolia5
- Montserrat1
- Myanmar3
- Netherlands5
- New Zealand31
- Nicaragua19
- Nigeria1
- North Korea3
- Pacific Ocean37
- Panama2
- Papua New Guinea54
- Peru16
- Philippines49
- Portugal14
- Reunion1
- Russia170
- Rwanda1
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1
- Saint Lucia1
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
- Samoa2
- Sao Tome and Principe1
- Saudi Arabia10
- Solomon Islands8
- South Africa1
- South Korea2
- Spain8
- Sudan5
- Syria6
- Taiwan7
- Tanzania10
- Tonga22
- Trinidad and Tobago1
- Turkey13
- Uganda7
- United Kingdom1
- United States191
- Vanuatu15
- Vietnam6
- Wallis and Futuna1
- Yemen11
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.