Bridgeman Island (South Shetland Islands)

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Bridgeman Island
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Elevation: 240 m (787 feet)
Location: Antarctica
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<tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Coordinates: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>62°3′0″ S 56°45′0″ W <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Topo map: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220> <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Type: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>Stratovolcano <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Age of rock: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>Unknown <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Last eruption: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>Unknown </table> Bridgeman Island or Bridgemans's Island or Bridgman Island or Helena Island is an almost circular, volcanic island marked by steep sides, 0.5 miles long and 240 m high, lying 23 miles east of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands. Bridgeman Island is located at 62°04′ S 056°44′ W and has an elevation of 240 m. Bridgeman Island is an established name dating back to about 1820.

See also

Sources

  • Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/

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