List of volcanoes in Australia
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This is a list of active, dormant and extinct volcanoes in Australia and its island territories. Note that the term volcano is used loosely as it can include groups of related volcanoes and vents that erupted at similar times with lava of related origin. The lists provided below are mainly volcanoes of Cainozoic aged, with some notable older (Mesozoic and Paleozoic aged) volcanoes included. There are no active volcanoes on the Australian mainland that have erupted since European settlement, however some volcanoes in Victoria and South Australia are likely to have been active and witnessed by Aboriginal people several thousand years ago. There are active volcanoes in the Heard and McDonald Islands.
Australian states
Queensland
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Atherton Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Less than 100,000 years ago |
| Lake Barrine | 730 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 12,000 years ago |
| Bauhinia Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 23–25 million years ago |
| Brisbane Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 16–62 million years ago |
| Buckland | — | — | — | — |
| Bundaberg Volcano | — | — | — | — |
| Bunya Mountains | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 23 million years ago |
| Chudleigh Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 250,000 years ago |
| Lake Eacham | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 12,000 years ago |
| Malanda Volcano | 1200 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3 million years ago |
| Mount Fox | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Mount Hay | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsborough Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 33.2 million years ago |
| Sloping Hummock | 90 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| The Crater (Mount Hypipamee) | 1,000 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Kinrara Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 20,000 years ago |
| Main Range Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 23–27 million years ago |
| Mount Le Brun | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Over 600,000 years ago |
| Mount McBride | 911 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1.7 million years ago |
| McLean Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Less than 1 million years ago |
| Mingela | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 21–24 million years ago |
| Monto | — | — | — | — |
| Nebo Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 28–35 million years ago |
| Nulla Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 13,000 years ago |
| Piebald Volcano | 417 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Less than 3 million years ago |
| Rockhampton Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 67–71 million years ago |
| Springsure | 600 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 24–33 million years ago |
| Sturgeon Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 92,000 years ago |
| Toomba | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Undara Crater | 1,020 | 3,345 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Wallaroo Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Less than 5 million years ago |
| Mount Barney, Focal Peak Volcano | 1,359 | 4,958 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Campbells Folly | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Gilles | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Glennie | — | — | — | — |
| Levers Plateau | — | — | — | — |
| Glass House Mountains | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Beerburrum | 276 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Beerwah | 556 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Coochin | 235 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Cooee | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Coonowrin | 377 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Elimbah | 129 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Horogargan | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Miketeebumulgrai | 199 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Ngungun | 253 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Round Mountain | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tibberoowuccum | 220 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tibrogargan | 364 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tunbubudla | 312 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Undara [1] | 40 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3 million years ago |
| Wild Horse Mountain | 123 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–27 million years ago |
| Peak Range | — | — | — | — |
| Anvil Peak | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 27–35 million years ago |
| Browns Peak | 807 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 27–35 million years ago |
| Table Mountain | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 27–35 million years ago |
| Murray Island | 200 | 656 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1 million years ago |
New South Wales
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Abercrombie Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 14–26 million years ago |
| Airly Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 34–42 million years ago |
| Barrington Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 44–54 million years ago |
| Bunda Bunda Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 71 million years ago |
| Byrock Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 16 million years ago |
| Mount Canobolas | 1,395 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 12–13 million years ago |
| Cargelligo Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 10–15 million years ago |
| Central Volcano inc. Maybole Volcano and Gragin Peak | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Comboyne Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 11–13 million years ago |
| Doughboy Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 38–45 million years ago |
| Dubbo Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 12–15 million years ago |
| Ebor Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 18–19 million years ago |
| El Capitan | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 12–15 million years ago |
| Mount Gulaga or Mount Dromedary | 806 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Mount Kaputar or Nandewar Volcano | 1,507 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 17–18 million years ago |
| Liverpool Range | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 32–35 million years ago |
| Monaro | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 37–55 million years ago |
| Nerriga Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 50 million years ago |
| Snowy Mountains | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 17–22 million years ago |
| South Coast Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 26–31 million years ago |
| Southern Highlands Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 31–55 million years ago |
| Walcha Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 44–56 million years ago |
| Mount Warning or Tweed Volcano | 1,157 | 3,796 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ~22 million years ago |
| Warrumbungles inc The Breadknife | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 13–17 million years ago |
Victoria
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Aberfeldy Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 27 million years ago |
| Bogong Volcano (Mount Bogong is composed of metamorphic sedimentary rocks) | 1,986 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 25–37 million years ago
(There are not many volcanic outcrops in the region, This feature probably should not be in this list ) |
| Bonang Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 38–42 million years ago
(the nearby tertiary basalts are probably not specifically associated with Mount Bonang, this feature probably should not be in this list) |
| Lake Bullen Merri | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Buninyong | 744 | — | — | — |
| Lake Colongulac | — | — | — | — |
| Dargo | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Eccles, in Mount Eccles National Park | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 8 thousand years ago |
| Mount Elephant | 395 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Flinders Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 40–48 million years ago |
| Mount Franklin | 635 | — | — | — |
| Gelantipy Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 34–43 million years ago |
| Lake Gnotuk | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hamilton | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hotham | 1,861 | 6,405 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | (There are some tertiary basalts flows
in these high plains, but Mount Hotham and its ranges are composed mostly of metamorphic sedimentary rocks, so this feature probably should not be in this list) |
| Howitt Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 32–36 million years ago |
| Lake Keilambete | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Kooroocheang | 230 | — | — | — |
| La Trobe Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 50–59 million years ago |
| Mount Leura | 311 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Macedon | 1,014 | 3,346 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 360 million years ago |
| Mount Napier | 440 | 1,440 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 32,000 years ago |
| Neerim Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 20–25 million years ago |
| Mount Noorat | 310 | — | — | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Poowong | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Porndon | 278 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 300,000 years ago |
| Lake Purrumbete | — | — | — | — |
| Toombullup Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 37–44 million years ago |
| Tower Hill, in Tower Hill State Game Reserve | — | — | — | 25,000 years ago |
| Uplands Volcano | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2 million years ago |
| Mount Warrenheip | 741 | — | — | — |
| Mount Warrnambool | 216 | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Western Plains | — | — | — | — |
South Australia
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Mount Burr | 187 | 614 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4,750 years ago |
| Mount Gambier | 190 | 623 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4,500 years ago |
| Mount Schank | 158 | 518 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 5,000 years ago |
| Newer Volcanics Province | 1,011 | 3,317 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2900 BCE |
| Mount Miurhead | 130 | 427 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
Western Australia
There are no active or dormant volcanoes in Western Australia, although there are a number of extinct ones, and geological evidence of others. There are nineteen small extinct volcanoes in the valley of the Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The Kimberley also has a number of groups of hot springs, which may be connected with the volcanic activity that produced the extinct volcanoes (but since these volcanic formations are Proterozoic in age - i.e. maybe a billion years old, this would be very unlikely!) . There are also deposits of basalt at Bunbury and Cape Gosselin.
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Argyle diamond mine | — | — | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
Tasmania
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Table Cape | 181 | 594 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Don Head | 71 | 233 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| The Nut | 143 | 469 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
Territories
Heard and McDonald Islands
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Anzac Peak | 715 | 2,346 | — | — |
| Big Ben | 2,745 | 9,006 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2013 |
| Mount Dixon | 715 | 2,346 | — | — |
| Mawson Peak | 2,745 | 9,006 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2004 |
| McDonald Islands | 230 | 755 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2005 |
Lord Howe Island
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Ball's Pyramid | 562 | 1,844 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Mount Gower | 875 | 2,870 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | - |
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island and neighbouring Nepean Island and Phillip Island are mountain top remnants of an elongated shield volcano.[2]
Tasman Sea
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Bass Strait Basin | — | — | — | — |
| Tasman Seamounts | — | — | — | — |
| Barcoo Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Britannia Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Derwent-Hunter Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Gascoyne Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Heemskirk Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Queensland Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Soela Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Taupo Seamount | — | — | — | — |
| Zeelian Seamount | — | — | — | — |
Other
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Macquarie Island | 433 | 1,421 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | — |
| Norfolk Island | 315 | 1,033 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2.4 million years ago |
References
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