Zavodovski, South Sandwich Islands

Aerial shot over Mount Curry, Zavodovski Island. Photo by Warwick Board, SANAP, University of Cape Town, February 2000.

Zavodovski Island, looking NE towards Mount Curry. Chinstrap Penguins call the island home. Photo by Warwick Board, SANAP, University of Cape Town, February 2000.

Mount Curry is the stratovolcano that forms the island of Zavodovski. The island is about 3 miles (5 km) in diameter. Tephra makes about 50% of the island. Fresh lava was reported on the volcano in 1819. Very active fumaroles have been reported on numerous occasions. Explosive eruptions that produced basaltic cinders are suspected in 1823, 1830, and 1908. Steve Mattox

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