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Protector Shoal Volcano - John Seach
South Sandwich Islands
55.92 S, 28.08 W
summit elevation -27 m
Submarine volcano
Protector Shoal is the only volcano in the South Sandwich islands that has erupted rhyolite pumice. It is located at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands. Pumice from an eruption in 1962 reached New Zealand.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at Protector Shoal on 14th April 2008.
Protector Shoal Volcano Eruptions
1962