Dear Scott, Chuck and Steve,

I'm a PhD Student working on renewable energy projects in Polar Regions. First of all let me congratulate you for your well done VW-Site, it was very interesting to visit this place on the WWW! The question I have is:

  1. Are there any other Volcanoes in Antarctica other than Mt. Erebus? If yes where are they situated and what's their activity?
  2. Do you know any Volcanoes situated in the Arctic region (Siberia, Alaska...)?

rockyUli F. Hasert (LSGC-ESVE, Nancy-France)

Dear Uli,

The other volcanoes that have been active in Antarctica this century are:
Volcano Location Eruption
Penguin Island 62.1 S., 57.9 W Possible explosive eruption on flank in 1905.
Deception Island 62.9 S., 60.6W Submarine phreatic eruption in 1970.
Buckle Island 66.8 S., 163.2 E Explosive eruption in 1899.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory describes the volcanoes in that region.

Elsewhere in the northern latitudes, Jan Mayen, a volcanic island north of Iceland, had a brief eruption in 1985.

There are three volcanoes in Siberia (northeast Russia) that are considered active. Balagan-Tas, a cinder cone, erupted in 1775.

I would recommend Volcanoes of the World. It is an excellent source of information on the world's volcanoes.

Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota

Source of Information:
Simkin, T., and Siebert, L., 1994, Volcanoes of the world: Geoscience Press, Tucson, Arizona, 349 p. 

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