What the records say
- When
- 1890s
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 74.35° S, 164.70° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 30 years
- Dated by
- Correlation: Tephrochronology
- Volcano number
- 390015
- Eruption number
- 19968
Mount Melbourne
Stratovolcano in the Antarctic
Mount Melbourne is a 2,733-metre-high (8,967 ft) ice-covered stratovolcano in Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Wood Bay and Terra Nova Bay. It is an elongated mountain with a summit caldera filled with ice with numerous parasitic vents; a volcanic field surrounds the edifice.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page