What the records say
- When
- 1050 BCE
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 72.67° S, 165.50° E
- Date uncertainty
- ± 14000 years
- Vent
- NE of Mount Pleiones (Taygete Cone)
- Dated by
- Isotopic: K/Ar
- Volcano number
- 390013
- Eruption number
- 19967
The Pleiades (volcano group)
Antarctic volcano group
The Pleiades are a volcanic group in northern Victoria Land of Antarctica. It consists of youthful cones and domes with Mount Atlas/Mount Pleiones, a small stratovolcano formed by three overlapping cones, being the dominant volcano and rising 500 m (1,600 ft) above the Evans Névé plateau.
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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