Volcanoes of Antarctica

Deception Island, Antarctica

Caldera · 602 m (1,975 ft)

Deception Island is a caldera in Antarctica, 602 m (1,975 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Deception Island on the map

Deception 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
Caldera
Elevation
602 m (1,975 ft)
Country
Antarctica
Summit
62.957° S, 60.637° W
Last known eruption
1964 or later
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
390030

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Deception IslandVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

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.