Mount Asphyxia
Mount Asphyxia | |
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Mount Curry | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
Coordinates | 56°18′S 27°34′W / 56.300°S 27.567°WCoordinates: 56°18′S 27°34′W / 56.300°S 27.567°W[1] |
Geography | |
Mount Asphyxia | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 2016 |
Mount Asphyxia, also known as Mount Curry,[2] is a prominent volcanic cone reaching to 550 metres (1,800 ft), forming the summit of Zavodovski Island, northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands.[3]
Description[]
One of the names of the volcano refers to the suffocating fumes experienced on the island; volcanic fumes spew from the mountain and to this is added the stench of penguin guano. The fumes can indeed suffocate a visitor to the island.[4] These qualities have given names to a number of Zavodovski Island's other features.[5]
The volcano erupted in March 2016; by July, between one third and one half of the island was covered in ash, putting the penguin colonies at risk.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Zavodovski". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Asphyxia". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
- ^ Erupting volcanos are threatening one of the world's largest penguin colonies
- ^ "Stench Point". Mapcarta. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Penguins on world's smelliest island in danger as volcano erupts, covering them in ash". Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs