Antarctica is perhaps best known for its endless expanse of ice and snow. But what many people don't realize is that hiding beneath its frosty facade are dozens of volcanoes .

The questions that beg to be asked, therefore, are: could any of these volcanoes erupt? And what would happen if they did? Currently, only two of the Antarctic volcanoes are officially classified ...

Close to the Antarctic Peninsula lies a tiny and bizarre looking island, Deception Island, whose eastern coast has formed an ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. The scene: a tent on Mount Erebus, an active volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica. The tent is a four-cornered tepee ...

Antonio’s project will enhance understanding of volcanic processes in Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) by studying two submarine volcanoes (Three Sisters and Orca) and one sub-aerial volcano ...

"It confirms what you would expect from the sparse, exposed geology in West Antarctica where we have volcanoes." Tom Jordan: "Just the ice being warm means it's more plastic and deformable" One of ...

but may help explain why the ice sheet is so unstable today The Antarctic is being melted from below, according to a new study by Nasa - and a type of buried super-volcano may be to blame.

The Deception Island Antarctic Specially Managed Area monitors volcanic activity on the island, which houses an active volcano that last erupted in 1970. However, both Mount Erebus and Deception ...

Animals and plants may be living in warm caves under Antarctica's ice, according to a study. Australian researchers said that Mount Erebus, an active volcano on Antarctica's Ross Island ...

A long-dormant underwater volcano near Antarctica may have erupted, triggering 85,000 earthquakes in the area. Research stations reported the swarm of earthquakes as early as August 2020.

Four of these volcanoes are newly discovered ... The research team focused on how the ocean channels heat towards Antarctica, influencing ice melt and contributing to sea-level rise — a critical ...

Mount Erebus in Antarctica is the most southerly active volcano in the world. It began to form around 1.3 million years ago. Some animals have adapted to the freezing conditions in Antarctica.