Volcanoes of Australia - Facts & Information

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Atherton Volcanic Province

(volcanic field (shields, cinder cones, maars) 1160 m / 3806 ft )

Along with the Newer Volcanics Province, Atherton Volcanic Province is one of two known potentially still active volcanic provinces in Australia.
Located in northeastern Queensland, this volcanic field covers an area of 1800 km2 and contains 52 eruptive centers, including ... [more info]

Bundaberg-Boyne Province

(Pyroclastic cone(s) 330 m / 1083 ft)

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Chudleigh Volcanic Province

(Shield(s) 1000 m / 3281 ft)

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Fox

(Pyroclastic cone 840 m / 2756 ft)

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Heard

(Stratovolcano 2745 m / 9,006 ft)

NASA Earth Observatory image of Hear Island taken on 13 Oct 2012 by Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data from the NASA EO-1 team and USGS Global Visualization Viewer (NASA earth observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79484)

Heard Island is the top of an active stratovolcano on the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, about 4000 km southwest of Western Australia. Part of Australian territory, along with McDonald Island to the west, Heard is one of Australia's two currently active volcanoes... [more info]

Maer Volcanic Province

(Pyroclastic cone(s) 171 m / 561 ft)

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McBride Volcanic Province

(Shield(s) 1020 m / 3346 ft)

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McDonald Islands

(Complex volcano 230 m / 755 ft)

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Mclean Volcanic Province

(Pyroclastic cone(s) 610 m / 2001 ft)

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Newer Volcanics Province

(Shield volcanoes 1011 m / 3,317 ft)

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Nulla Volcanic Province

(Shield(s) 840 m / 2756 ft)

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Piebald Volcanic Province

(Shield(s) 420 m / 1378 ft)

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Sturgeon Volcanic Province

(Shield(s) unknown)

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Volcanoes of Australia (13)

Volcano list

Atherton Volcanic Province

Bundaberg-Boyne Province

Chudleigh Volcanic Province

Fox

Heard

Maer Volcanic Province

McBride Volcanic Province

McDonald Islands

Mclean Volcanic Province

Newer Volcanics Province

Nulla Volcanic Province

Piebald Volcanic Province

Sturgeon Volcanic Province

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