List of volcanoes in Australia facts for kids
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 Cenozoic aged, with some notable older (Mesozoic and Paleozoic aged) volcanoes included. There are no volcanoes on the Australian mainland that have erupted since European settlement, however some volcanoes in Victoria, South Australia, and North Queensland 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 | — | — | 17°30′S 144°30′E / 17.5°S 144.5°E | Less than 100,000 years ago |
| Lake Barrine | 730 | — | 17°12′S 145°24′E / 17.2°S 145.4°E | 12,000 years ago |
| Bauhinia Volcano | — | — | 24°48′S 149°30′E / 24.8°S 149.5°E | 23–25 million years ago |
| Brisbane Volcano | — | — | 27°42′S 152°36′E / 27.7°S 152.6°E | 16–62 million years ago |
| Buckland | — | — | — | — |
| Bundaberg Volcano | — | — | — | — |
| Cookie Mountains | — | — | 50°54′S 151°48′E / 50.9°S 151.8°E | 23 million years ago |
| Chudleigh Volcano | — | — | 10°30′S 144°12′E / 10.5°S 144.2°E | 250,000 years ago |
| Lake Eacham | — | — | 17°12′S 145°36′E / 17.2°S 145.6°E | 12,000 years ago |
| Malanda Volcano | 1200 | — | 17°30′S 145°30′E / 17.5°S 145.5°E | 3 million years ago |
| Mount Fox | — | — | 18°30′S 145°28′E / 18.50°S 145.47°E | — |
| Mount Hay | — | — | — | — |
| Hillsborough Volcano | — | — | 21°00′S 149°00′E / 21.0°S 149.0°E | 33.2 million years ago |
| Sloping Hummock | 90 | — | 24°50′33″S 152°25′35″E / 24.84250°S 152.42639°E | — |
| The Crater (Mount Hypipamee) | 1,000 | — | 17°12′S 145°12′E / 17.2°S 145.2°E | — |
| Kinrara Volcano | — | — | 18°18′S 144°36′E / 18.3°S 144.6°E | 7,000 years ago |
| Main Range Volcano | — | — | 27°54′S 152°24′E / 27.9°S 152.4°E | 23–27 million years ago |
| Mount Le Brun | — | — | 25°35′52″S 151°54′32″E / 25.59778°S 151.90889°E | Over 600,000 years ago |
| Mount McBride | 911 | — | 18°18′S 144°36′E / 18.3°S 144.6°E | 1.7 million years ago |
| McLean Volcano | — | — | 15°48′S 144°48′E / 15.8°S 144.8°E | Less than 1 million years ago |
| Mingela | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Volcano | — | — | 26°00′S 148°12′E / 26.0°S 148.2°E | 21–24 million years ago |
| Monto | — | — | — | — |
| Nebo Volcano | — | — | 21°24′S 148°12′E / 21.4°S 148.2°E | 28–35 million years ago |
| Nulla Volcano | — | — | 19°42′S 145°18′E / 19.7°S 145.3°E | 13,000 years ago |
| Piebald Volcano | 417 | — | 15°06′S 145°06′E / 15.1°S 145.1°E | Less than 3 million years ago |
| Rockhampton Volcano | — | — | 23°18′S 150°24′E / 23.3°S 150.4°E | 67–71 million years ago |
| Springsure | 600 | — | 24°00′S 148°06′E / 24.0°S 148.1°E | 24–33 million years ago |
| Sturgeon Volcano | — | — | 20°18′S 144°12′E / 20.3°S 144.2°E | 92,000 years ago |
| Toomba | — | — | 19°30′S 145°00′E / 19.5°S 145.0°E | 21,000 years ago |
| Undara Crater | 1,020 | 3,345 | 18°15′S 144°45′E / 18.25°S 144.75°E | 189,000 years ago |
| Wallaroo Volcano | — | — | 18°00′S 145°24′E / 18.0°S 145.4°E | Less than 5 million years ago |
| Mount Barney, Focal Peak Volcano | 1,359 | 4,958 | 28°10′S 152°25′E / 28.17°S 152.42°E | — |
| Campbells Folly | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pie | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Glennie | — | — | — | — |
| Levers Plateau | — | — | — | — |
| Glass House Mountains | — | — | — | 26-27 million years ago |
| Mount Beerburrum | 276 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Beerwah | 556 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Coochin | 235 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Cooee | — | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Coonowrin | 377 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Elimbah | 129 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Horogargan | — | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Miketeebumulgrai | 199 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Ngungun | 253 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Round Mountain | — | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tibberoowuccum | 220 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tibrogargan | 364 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tunbubudla | 312 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Wild Horse Mountain | 123 | — | 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Peak Range | — | — | — | — |
| Anvil Peak | — | — | 22°48′S 148°00′E / 22.8°S 148.0°E | 27–35 million years ago |
| Browns Peak | 807 | — | 22°48′S 148°00′E / 22.8°S 148.0°E | 27–35 million years ago |
| Table Mountain | — | — | 22°48′S 148°00′E / 22.8°S 148.0°E | 27–35 million years ago |
| Murray Island | 200 | 656 | 10°00′S 144°00′E / 10.0°S 144.0°E | 1 million years ago |
New South Wales
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Abercrombie Volcano | — | — | 34°18′S 149°24′E / 34.3°S 149.4°E | 14–26 million years ago |
| Airly Volcano | — | — | 32°54′S 150°06′E / 32.9°S 150.1°E | 34–42 million years ago |
| Barrington Volcano | — | — | 31°48′S 151°12′E / 31.8°S 151.2°E | 44–54 million years ago |
| Bunda Bunda Volcano | — | — | 31°06′S 152°24′E / 31.1°S 152.4°E | 71 million years ago |
| Byrock Volcano | — | — | 30°42′S 146°18′E / 30.7°S 146.3°E | 16 million years ago |
| Mount Canobolas | 1,395 | — | 33°18′S 149°00′E / 33.3°S 149.0°E | 12–13 million years ago |
| Cargelligo Volcano | — | — | 33°24′S 146°30′E / 33.4°S 146.5°E | 10–15 million years ago |
| Central Volcano inc. Maybole Volcano and Gragin Peak | — | — | 29°48′S 151°36′E / 29.8°S 151.6°E | — |
| Comboyne Volcano | — | — | 31°36′S 152°30′E / 31.6°S 152.5°E | 11–13 million years ago |
| Doughboy Volcano | — | — | 30°18′S 152°12′E / 30.3°S 152.2°E | 38–45 million years ago |
| Dubbo Volcano | — | — | 32°12′S 149°12′E / 32.2°S 149.2°E | 12–15 million years ago |
| Ebor Volcano | — | — | 30°24′S 152°24′E / 30.4°S 152.4°E | 18–19 million years ago |
| El Capitan | — | — | 31°12′S 146°12′E / 31.2°S 146.2°E | 12–15 million years ago |
| Mount Gulaga or Mount Dromedary | 806 | — | 36°18′S 150°00′E / 36.3°S 150.0°E | — |
| Mount Kaputar or Nandewar Volcano | 1,507 | — | 30°12′S 150°06′E / 30.2°S 150.1°E | 17–18 million years ago |
| Liverpool Range | — | — | 31°54′S 150°24′E / 31.9°S 150.4°E | 32–35 million years ago |
| Monaro | — | — | 35°42′S 150°18′E / 35.7°S 150.3°E | 37–55 million years ago |
| Nerriga Volcano | — | — | 35°12′S 149°48′E / 35.2°S 149.8°E | 50 million years ago |
| Snowy Mountains | — | — | 35°30′S 148°18′E / 35.5°S 148.3°E | 17–22 million years ago |
| South Coast Volcano | — | — | 35°42′S 150°18′E / 35.7°S 150.3°E | 26–31 million years ago |
| Southern Highlands Volcano | — | — | 34°36′S 150°30′E / 34.6°S 150.5°E | 31–55 million years ago |
| Walcha Volcano | — | — | 31°24′S 151°48′E / 31.4°S 151.8°E | 44–56 million years ago |
| Mount Warning or Tweed Volcano | 1,157 | 3,796 | 28°23′50″S 153°16′15″E / 28.39722°S 153.27083°E | ~22 million years ago |
| Warrumbungles inc The Breadknife | — | — | 31°18′S 149°00′E / 31.3°S 149.0°E | 13–17 million years ago |
Victoria
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Aberfeldy Volcano | — | — | 37°48′S 146°24′E / 37.8°S 146.4°E | 27 million years ago |
| Bogong Volcano (Mount Bogong is composed of metamorphic sedimentary rocks) | 1,986 | — | 37°06′S 147°12′E / 37.1°S 147.2°E | 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 | — | — | 37°12′S 148°42′E / 37.2°S 148.7°E | 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 | — | — | 38°04′S 141°55′E / 38.07°S 141.92°E | 8 thousand years ago |
| Mount Elephant | 395 | — | 37°58′S 143°12′E / 37.96°S 143.20°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Flinders Volcano | — | — | 38°30′S 145°18′E / 38.5°S 145.3°E | 40–48 million years ago |
| Mount Franklin | 635 | — | — | — |
| Gelantipy Volcano | — | — | 37°12′S 148°18′E / 37.2°S 148.3°E | 34–43 million years ago |
| Lake Gnotuk | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hamilton | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hotham | 1,861 | 6,405 | 36°35′S 147°05′E / 36.59°S 147.08°E | (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 | — | — | 37°12′S 146°42′E / 37.2°S 146.7°E | 32–36 million years ago |
| Lake Keilambete | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Kooroocheang | 230 | — | — | — |
| La Trobe Volcano | — | — | 38°30′S 146°18′E / 38.5°S 146.3°E | 50–59 million years ago |
| Mount Leura | 311 | — | 38°06′S 143°06′E / 38.1°S 143.1°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Macedon | 1,014 | 3,346 | 37°25′S 144°35′E / 37.41°S 144.58°E | 360 million years ago |
| Mount Napier | 440 | 1,440 | 37°48′S 142°30′E / 37.8°S 142.5°E | 32,000 years ago |
| Neerim Volcano | — | — | 38°00′S 146°00′E / 38.0°S 146.0°E | 20–25 million years ago |
| Mount Noorat | 310 | — | — | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Poowong | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Porndon | 278 | — | 38°11′S 143°10′E / 38.18°S 143.17°E | 300,000 years ago |
| Lake Purrumbete | — | — | — | — |
| Toombullup Volcano | — | — | 36°54′S 146°18′E / 36.9°S 146.3°E | 37–44 million years ago |
| Tower Hill, in Tower Hill State Game Reserve | — | — | — | 25,000 years ago |
| Uplands Volcano | — | — | 36°48′S 147°36′E / 36.8°S 147.6°E | 2 million years ago |
| Mount Warrenheip | 741 | — | — | — |
| Mount Warrnambool | 216 | — | 38°11′S 142°26′E / 38.18°S 142.44°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Western Plains | — | — | — | — |
South Australia
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Mount Burr | 187 | 614 | 37°33′S 140°28′E / 37.55°S 140.46°E | 4,750 years ago |
| Mount Gambier | 190 | 623 | 37°50′S 140°47′E / 37.84°S 140.78°E | 4,500 years ago |
| Mount Schank | 158 | 518 | 37°56′S 140°44′E / 37.94°S 140.74°E | 5,000 years ago |
| Newer Volcanics Province | 1,011 | 3,317 | 37°46′S 142°30′E / 37.77°S 142.50°E | 2900 BCE |
| Mount Miurhead | 130 | 427 | 37°34′S 140°24′E / 37.56°S 140.40°E | — |
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 | — | — | 16°36′S 128°18′E / 16.6°S 128.3°E | — |
Tasmania
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Table Cape | 181 | 594 | 40°57′S 145°44′E / 40.95°S 145.73°E | — |
| Don Head | 71 | 233 | 41°10′S 146°19′E / 41.16°S 146.31°E | — |
| The Nut | 143 | 469 | 40°46′S 145°18′E / 40.76°S 145.3°E | — |
Territories
Heard and McDonald Islands
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Anzac Peak | 715 | 2,346 | 52°59′32″S 73°17′58″E / 52.99222°S 73.29944°E | — |
| Big Ben | 2,745 | 9,006 | 53°6′0″S 73°31′0″E / 53.10000°S 73.51667°E | 2016 |
| Mount Dixon | 715 | 2,346 | 53°0′S 73°17′E / 53.000°S 73.283°E | — |
| Mawson Peak | 2,745 | 9,006 | 53°6′0″S 73°31′0″E / 53.10000°S 73.51667°E | 2004 |
| McDonald Islands | 230 | 755 | 53°02′S 72°36′E / 53.03°S 72.60°E | 2005 |
Lord Howe Island
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Ball's Pyramid | 562 | 1,844 | 31°45′07″S 159°15′05″E / 31.75194°S 159.25139°E | — |
| Mount Gower | 875 | 2,870 | 31°34′51″S 159°04′54″E / 31.58083°S 159.08167°E | - |
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island and neighbouring Nepean Island and Phillip Island are mountain top remnants of an elongated shield volcano.
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 | 54°30′S 158°57′E / 54.50°S 158.95°E | — |
| Norfolk Island | 315 | 1,033 | 29°S 168°E / 29°S 168°E | 2.4 million years ago |
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