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Zavodovski Volcano | John Seach
South Sandwich Islands
56.30 S, 27.57 W
summit elevation 551 m
stratovolcano
Zavodovski Island is the northern most of the South Sandwich islands. The volcano contains two parasitic cones on the east side.
Zavodovski Island contains two million Chinstrap penguins and the most northerly breeding location for Antarctic Fulmars. It contains the largest penguin colony in the world.
2009 Earthquakes
A magnitude 5 earthquake hit 25 km NNE of Zavodovski Island on 15th August 2009. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit 30 km NNW of the island on 4th April 2009.
Further reading
Leat, P.T., Day, S.J., Tate, A.J., Martin, T.J., Owen, M.J. and Tappin, D.R., 2013. Volcanic evolution of the South Sandwich volcanic arc, South Atlantic, from multibeam bathymetry. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 265, pp.60-77.
Leat, P.T., Tate, A.J., Tappin, D.R., Day, S.J. and Owen, M.J., 2010. Growth and mass wasting of volcanic centers in the northern South Sandwich arc, South Atlantic, revealed by new multibeam mapping. Marine Geology, 275(1-4), pp.110-126.
Zavodovski Volcano Eruptions
1908?, 1830?, 1823?, 1819