Volcanoes of Antarctica

Saunders, Antarctica

Stratovolcano · 843 m (2,766 ft)

Saunders is a stratovolcano in Antarctica, 843 m (2,766 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Saunders on the map

Saunders 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
843 m (2,766 ft)
Country
Antarctica
Summit
57.800° S, 26.483° W
Last known eruption
1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
390090

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.