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Sturge Island

Stratovolcano · Antarctica · 1167m

The roughly 32-km-long Sturge Island is shown in this 3 March 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). It is the southernmost of the three main Balleny islands, with Buckle and Young to the north.
The roughly 32-km-long Sturge Island is shown in this 3 March 2019 Sentinel-2 satellite image (N is at the top). It is the southernmost of the three main Balleny islands, with Buckle and Young to the north. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2020.
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Antarctica
Region
Antarctic-Scotia Volcanic Regions / Balleny Hotspot Volcano Group
Elevation
1167m
Coordinates
-67.400, 164.830
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite
Geological summary

Sturge is the largest and southernmost of the Balleny Islands, which are located just off the coast of Antarctica's Victoria Land. The 44-km-long island is completely mantled by an icecap and has a prominent summit, Russel Peak, at the northern end. "Volcanic activity" was reported on a U.S. Navy chart, but no indications of present or past activity were noted in 1959 (Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World). No detailed geologic studies have been conducted in the inaccessible Balleny Islands.

From Wikipedia

Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Buckle Island and 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island, in Oates Land, also forms part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand.

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Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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