Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean
Every volcano in Atlantic Ocean in NOAA’s record and every significant eruption among them.
Atlantic Ocean’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
- 13
- Significant eruptions
- 0
- Deaths counted
- 0
Every volcano
| Volcano | Type | Elevation | Last known eruption | Significant eruptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension | Stratovolcano | 858 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Pico Fracture Zone | Submarine volcano | -4,200 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Romanche Fracture Zone | Submarine volcano | -1,528 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Thompson Island | Submarine volcano | 0 m | ||
| Trindade | Stratovolcano | 600 m | Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption | |
| Tristan da Cunha | Stratovolcano | 2,060 m | 1900 to 1963 | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -108 m | 1700 to 1799 | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -1,650 m | 1800 to 1899 | |
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -2,835 m | ||
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -1,415 m | ||
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -2,900 m | ||
| Unnamed | Submarine volcano | -5,300 m | ||
| Walvis Ridge at 33°S | Submarine | -1,200 m | 1964 or later |
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.