Newer Volcanics Province
The Newer Volcanics Province is a complex of volcanic centres formed by the East Australia hotspot across south-eastern Australia. It has an area of 6,000 square miles (15,000 square km) with over 400 vents and contains the youngest volcanoes in Australia.[1] The youngest eruptions in the volcanic field took place at Mount Schank and Mount Gambier about 5000 years ago, when explosive activity formed several maars and associated lava flows.[2] [3]
Volcanoes within the province include:
- Mount Schank
- Mount Napier
- Mount Gambier (including Blue Lake)
- Tower Hill
- Mount Elephant
- Mount Eccles
- Mount Leura
- Mount Noorat
- Mount Buninyong
- Lake Bullen Merri
- Lake Purrumbete
- Red Rock
See also
References
Coordinates: 37°46′12″S 142°30′00″E / 37.77000°S 142.50000°E
External Links
"Active Volcanoes in Australia?!" on YouTube
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