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Young Island Volcano | John Seach
(Freeman Peak)
Balleny Islands, Antarctica
66.42 S, 162.45 E
summit elevation 1340 m
Stratovolcano
The volcano is a cone shaped and is located in the north of Young Island, Balleny Islands. The Balleny Islands are located off the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica.
During the discovery of the island in 1939 by Balleny, there was smoke observed at Freeman Peak. This may have been fumaroles rather than an eruption.
Eruption of Young Island
Balleny noted smoke coming from Freeman Peak on 12th February 1839.
Further reading
Johnson, G. Leonard, et al. "Geology of Scott and Balleny Islands, Ross Sea, Antarctica, and morphology of adjacent seafloor." New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 25.4 (1982): 427-436.
Young Island Volcano Eruptions
1839?