Mount Michael

For the mountain in West Virginia, see Michael Mountain. For the local-level government area in Papua New Guinea, see Mount Michael Rural LLG.

Mount Michael
Saunders Island
Highest point
Elevation843 m (2,766 ft)
Prominence843 m (2,766 ft)
Coordinates57°48′13″S 26°28′52″W / 57.80361°S 26.48111°W / -57.80361; -26.48111
Geography
LocationSaunders Island, South Sandwich Islands
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2014-2025 (ongoing)

Mount Michael is an active stratovolcano on Saunders Island in the remote South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of only a few volcanoes on Earth confirmed to host a persistent lava lake within its summit crater.

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