Montagu Island
Enez Montagu, Isla Jorge
58°27′S 26°22′W
Montagu Island is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the Scotia Sea off the coast of Antarctica. Almost entirely ice-covered with only sparse rocky outcrops, Montagu consists of a large caldera with a large parasitic cone, Mount Oceanite.
58°27′S 26°22′W
Overview
Montagu Island is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the Scotia Sea off the coast of Antarctica. Almost entirely ice-covered with only sparse rocky outcrops, Montagu consists of a large caldera with a large parasitic cone, Mount Oceanite. Several secondary volcanic cones have formed in the caldera, including Mount Belinda. The island is rarely visited owing to the remote location, and there is only sparse vegetation. Penguins and seabirds live along the coasts. Before an eruption in 2001, which continued for several years and formed a lava delta on the northern coast, Mount Belinda was not known to have been active during the Holocene (the past 12,000 years).
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Nearest islands
- Bristol Island64 km
- Saunders Island73 km
- Cook Island120 km
- Thule Island124 km
- Candlemas Island152 km
- Visokoi Island200 km
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Candlemas Island
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Main Island
4.4 km²▲ 551 m
Minor islands