Franklin Island

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Country Antarctica
Volcanic Region McMurdo Volcanic Province
Landform | Volc Type Shield | Shield
Last Known Eruption Pleistocene
Coordinates 76.17°S, 168.38°E
Elevation 247 m (810 ft)
Volcano Number 390844
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Latest Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

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Latest Bulletin Report

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General Information

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Franklin Island. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Franklin Island page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Synonyms and Subfeatures

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Photo Gallery

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

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

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