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|county=South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |county=South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | ||
|island=Zavodovski Island | |island=Zavodovski Island | ||
|picture=Zavodovski Island | |picture=Zavodovski Island oblique.jpg | ||
|picture caption=Zavodovski Island | |picture caption=Mount Asphyxia dominating Zavodovski Island | ||
|height=1,800 feet | |height=1,800 feet | ||
|latitude=-56.3 | |latitude=-56.3 | ||
|longitude=-27.5667 | |longitude=-27.5667 | ||
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'''Mount Asphyxia''' | '''Mount Asphyxia''' is a prominent volcanic cone reaching to 1,800 feet above sea level, forming the summit of [[Zavodovski Island]], northernmost of the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. | ||
The name refers to the suffocating fumes experienced on the island; volcanic fumes spew from the mountain and to this is added the stench of penguin guano, and the fumes can indeed suffocate a visitor to the island. The same qualities given names to a number of Zavodovski Island's other features. | The name refers to the suffocating fumes experienced on the island; volcanic fumes spew from the mountain and to this is added the stench of penguin guano, and the fumes can indeed suffocate a visitor to the island. The same qualities given names to a number of Zavodovski Island's other features. | ||
The mountain is also known as 'Mount Curry'; a name first attributed by a Argentinian survey expedition. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Asphyxia Plain]] (below the volcano) | |||
*[[Acrid Point]] | |||
*[[Fume Point]] | |||
*[[Pungent Point]] | |||
*[[Stench Point]] | |||
==References== | |||
*{{basgaz}} | |||
[[Category:Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] | [[Category:Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:58, 6 March 2018
| Mount Asphyxia | |||
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 Mount Asphyxia dominating Zavodovski Island | |||
| Zavodovski Island | |||
| Summit: | 1,800 feet 56°18’-0"S, 27°34’0"W | ||
Mount Asphyxia is a prominent volcanic cone reaching to 1,800 feet above sea level, forming the summit of Zavodovski Island, northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands.
The name refers to the suffocating fumes experienced on the island; volcanic fumes spew from the mountain and to this is added the stench of penguin guano, and the fumes can indeed suffocate a visitor to the island. The same qualities given names to a number of Zavodovski Island's other features.
The mountain is also known as 'Mount Curry'; a name first attributed by a Argentinian survey expedition.
See also
- Asphyxia Plain (below the volcano)
- Acrid Point
- Fume Point
- Pungent Point
- Stench Point
References
- Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Mount Asphyxia