Volcanoes of Antarctica

The Pleiades, Antarctica

Stratovolcano · 3,040 m (9,974 ft)

The Pleiades is a stratovolcano in Antarctica, 3,040 m (9,974 ft) high. Its last known eruption: bC (Holocene). NOAA records no significant eruption here.

The Pleiades on the map

The Pleiades 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
3,040 m (9,974 ft)
Country
Antarctica
Summit
72.670° S, 165.500° E
Last known eruption
BC (Holocene)
Holocene activity known from
K-Ar
Smithsonian volcano number
390013

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.