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Hodson Volcano | John Seach
Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands
56.70 S, 21.15 W
summit elevation 1005 m
stratovolcano
Hodson volcano forms the impressive Visokoi Island in the South Sandwich Islands.
During a voyage to the island in 1830 a captain reported a burning mountain on Visokoi Island. This refers to the first historically observed eruption of Hodson volcano.
In 1775 James Cook discovered the South Sandwich Islands and called them "the most horrible coast in the world", and "doomed by nature never once to feel the warmth of the Sun's rays."
Further reading
Leat, P.T., Smellie, J.L., Millar, I.L. and Larter, R.D., 2003. Magmatism in the South Sandwich arc. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 219(1), pp.285-313.
Baker, P.E., Holdgate, M.W., Longton, R.E., Tilbrook, P.J., Tomblin, J.F., Vaughan, R.W. and Wynne-Edwards, C.J.C., 1964. A survey of the South Sandwich Islands. Natur, 203(4946), pp.691-693.
Hodson Volcano Eruptions
1930?, 1830?