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Mount Asphyxia and Zavodovski Island, in the South Sandwich Islands

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 guano. The same stifling qualities give names to a number of the island's features. (Read more)