Volcanoes of Antarctica

Bristol Island, Antarctica

Stratovolcano · 1,100 m (3,609 ft)

Bristol Island is a stratovolcano in Antarctica, 1,100 m (3,609 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Bristol Island on the map

Bristol Island and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Country
Antarctica
Summit
59.017° S, 26.533° W
Last known eruption
1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
390080

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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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.