Mount Hodson
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Mount Hodson is an ice-covered stratovolcano
and the highest point on Visokoi Island
, South Sandwich Islands. It might have erupted in 1830 and 1930, and the summit usually steams.
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
and the highest point on Visokoi Island
Visokoi Island
Visokoi Island is an uninhabited island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named the island Visokoi because of its conspicuous height.The island is long and wide, capped by...
, South Sandwich Islands. It might have erupted in 1830 and 1930, and the summit usually steams.