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Mount Belinda is a stratovolcano on Montagu Island, in the South Sandwich Islands of the Scotia Sea. A part of the British Overseas Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Mount Belinda is also the highest peak in the South Sandwich Islands, at 1,370 m (4,490 ft).

Mount Belinda
False-color image of the ongoing eruption of Mount Belinda (September 23, 2005). The graph indicates the amount of radiant heat (in megawatts).
Highest point
Elevation1,370 m (4,490 ft)
Prominence1,370 m (4,490 ft)
Coordinates58°26′S 26°20′W
Geography
LocationMontagu Island, South Sandwich Islands
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption2001 - 2007[1][2]

Belinda was inactive until late 2001, when it erupted.[3] The eruption produced large quantities of basaltic lava, melting the thick cover of ice that had accumulated while the volcano lay dormant, and "producing a marvelous 'natural laboratory'; for studying lava-ice interactions relevant to the biology of extreme environments as well as to processes believed to be important on Mars."[2]

The activity throughout 2005 marked the highest levels yet. The increase in activity in the fall of 2005 produced an active 3.5-kilometre (2.2-mile)-long lava flow, extending from the summit cone of Mount Belinda to the sea. The flow spread northeast from the volcanic vent, and then became diverted due north by an arête.[1] By late 2007, eruptive activity had ceased,[1] and in 2010 the only activity was from scattered fumaroles and cooling lava.[citation needed]


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[de] Mount Belinda

Mount Belinda ist ein aktiver Schildvulkan auf Montagu Island im Archipel der Südlichen Sandwichinseln. Mit einer Höhe von 1370 m ist er der höchste Berg dieser Inselgruppe.
- [en] Mount Belinda

[es] Monte Belinda

El monte Belinda es un volcán ubicado en la isla Jorge, la isla más grande las islas Sandwich del Sur. Se encuentra en el centro de la isla elevándose hasta los 1370 msnm, siendo la mayor elevación del archipiélago.[1][2][3][4] La Dirección de Sistemas de Información Geográfica de la provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur cita el monte en las coordenadas 58°25′01″S 26°21′48″O.[5]

[fr] Mont Belinda

Le mont Belinda est un volcan actif situé sur l'île Montagu appartenant aux îles Sandwich du Sud[1],[2].



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