Antarctica 5 – Volcanoes of the Antarctic Peninsula

Feature map of Antarctic Peninsula. Image courtesy AntarcticGlaciers.org. http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacial-geology/ice-stream-initiation-northern-antarctic-peninsula/

Just when I think I will be finished with Antarctic volcanoes for a while, along comes a publication that posits one to several mantle plumes stretching from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Ross Sea.  As such, it is probably time to discuss volcanoes in the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Antarctica 3 – The Volcanoes of Marie Byrd Land

Map of West Antarctica showing Marie Byrd Land, Ellsworth Land http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2014/12/05/ice-loss-in-west-antarctic-is-speeding-up/