| Mount Asphyxia | |
| Other Name: | Mount Curry |
| Photo Size: | 240 |
| Elevation M: | 551 |
| Location: | Zavodovski Island, South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom |
| Map: | Atlantic Ocean |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | -56.3°N -61°W |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Last Eruption: | 2016 |
| Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Mount Asphyxia, also known as Mount Curry,[2] is a prominent volcanic cone reaching to 550m (1,800feet), forming the summit of Zavodovski Island, northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands.
One of the names of the volcano refers to the suffocating fumes experienced on the island; volcanic fumes spew from the mountain and to this is added the stench of penguin guano. The fumes can indeed suffocate a visitor to the island.[3] These qualities have given names to a number of Zavodovski Island's other features. Thus changing the way the penguins adapted to the Island for all could be known the penguins have started to change and grow[4]
The volcano erupted in March 2016; by July, between one third and one half of the island was covered in ash, putting the penguin colonies at risk.[5]