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  • 74.35°S
  • 164.7°E

  • 2732 m
    8963 ft

  • 390015
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Most Recent Bulletin Report: March 1983 (SEAN 08:03) Citation IconCite this Report

Fumarolic activity unchanged since 1972

". . . Observations in December 1972 indicated three main areas of steaming ground in which temperatures as high as 59°C were recorded at depths of 0.25 m. Numerous fumarolic ice towers were scattered throughout the summit area (Lyon and Giggenbach, 1974). Two members of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program climbed the mountain in January 1983. No change was noted in the number, size, and distribution of ice towers and steaming ground from the 1972 reports. Measured ground temperature temperatures were also similar to those in 1972. There was no evidence of any change in the activity over the last 10 years."

Reference. Lyon, G.L., and Giggenbach, W.F., 1974, Geothermal activity in Victoria Land, Antarctica: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, v. 17, p. 511-521.

Further Reference. Keys, J.R., McIntosh, W.C., and Kyle, P.R., 1983, Volcanic activity of Mount Melbourne, North Victoria Land: Antarctic Journal of the United States, 1983 review, v. 18, no. 5, p. 10-11.

Information Contacts: P. Kyle, New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Tech.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Melbourne.

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03/1983 (SEAN 08:03) Fumarolic activity unchanged since 1972




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March 1983 (SEAN 08:03) Citation IconCite this Report

Fumarolic activity unchanged since 1972

". . . Observations in December 1972 indicated three main areas of steaming ground in which temperatures as high as 59°C were recorded at depths of 0.25 m. Numerous fumarolic ice towers were scattered throughout the summit area (Lyon and Giggenbach, 1974). Two members of the U.S. Antarctic Research Program climbed the mountain in January 1983. No change was noted in the number, size, and distribution of ice towers and steaming ground from the 1972 reports. Measured ground temperature temperatures were also similar to those in 1972. There was no evidence of any change in the activity over the last 10 years."

Reference. Lyon, G.L., and Giggenbach, W.F., 1974, Geothermal activity in Victoria Land, Antarctica: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, v. 17, p. 511-521.

Further Reference. Keys, J.R., McIntosh, W.C., and Kyle, P.R., 1983, Volcanic activity of Mount Melbourne, North Victoria Land: Antarctic Journal of the United States, 1983 review, v. 18, no. 5, p. 10-11.

Information Contacts: P. Kyle, New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Tech.

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Eruptive History

There is data available for 1 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

1892 ± 30 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode
1892 ± 30 years - Unknown Evidence from Correlation: Tephrochronology

List of 3 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
   - - - -    - - - - Lapilli
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Melbourne.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Melbourne.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Melbourne in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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