What the records say
- When
- 5 Mar 1962
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 55.91° S, 28.17° W
- Vei
- 1
- Dated by
- Observations: Seismicity
- Volcano number
- 390140
- Eruption number
- 13232
Protector Shoal
Submarine volcano NW of Zavodovski Island in the South Sandwich Islands
Protector Shoal is the shallowest point of the Protector Seamounts, a group of submarine volcanoes in the Southern Ocean. They are part of the South Sandwich island arc, a volcanic arc that has given rise to the South Sandwich Islands. Protector Shoal reaches a depth of 55 metres (180 ft) below sea level and is part of a larger group of seamounts that formed atop a larger ridge.
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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