Volcanoes of the Arctic Ocean

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E, Arctic Ocean

Submarine volcano · -3,800 m (-12,467 ft)

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E is a submarine volcano in the Arctic Ocean, -3,800 m (-12,467 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E on the map

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E 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
Submarine volcano
Elevation
-3,800 m (-12,467 ft)
Summit
85.608° N, 85.250° E
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
377020

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.

Earthquakes near East Gakkel Ridge at 85°EAsh advisories and webcams 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 2026-10-01. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.