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Prince Edward Island

Shield volcano · 672 m · South Africa

Prince Edward Island — Photo: NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided court… · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Prince Edward Island sits on the Antarctic Plate, in a rift zone.

Elevation: 672 m
Type: Shield volcano
Tectonic Setting: Rift zone, oceanic crust
Dominant Rock: Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Plate: Antarctic Plate
Country: South Africa
Last Eruption: unknown

Wikipedia article

Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata