Volcanoes of Antarctica

Takahe, Antarctica

Shield volcano · 3,460 m (11,352 ft)

Takahe is a shield volcano in Antarctica, 3,460 m (11,352 ft) high. Its last known eruption: bC (Holocene). NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Takahe on the map

Takahe 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
Shield volcano
Elevation
3,460 m (11,352 ft)
Country
Antarctica
Summit
76.280° S, 112.080° W
Last known eruption
BC (Holocene)
Holocene activity known from
Ice Core
Smithsonian volcano number
390027

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 TakaheVolcanic 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.