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 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, but some eruptions in Victoria, South Australia and North Queensland could have been 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Atherton Volcano | — | — | 17.5°S 144.5°E | <100,000 years ago[1] |
| Lake Barrine | 730 | — | 17.2°S 145.4°E | >17,000 years ago[1] |
| Mount Quincan | 703 | 2,306 | 17°18′11″S 145°34′39″E | 10,000 years ago |
| Bauhinia Volcano | — | — | 24.8°S 149.5°E | 23–25 million years ago |
| Brisbane Volcano | — | — | 27.7°S 152.6°E | 16–62 million years ago |
| Buckland | — | — | — | — |
| Bundaberg Volcano | — | — | — | — |
| Bunya Mountains | — | — | 26.9°S 151.8°E | 23 million years ago |
| Chudleigh Volcano | — | — | 10.5°S 144.2°E | 250,000 years ago |
| Lake Eacham | — | — | 17.2°S 145.6°E | >9,000 years ago[1] |
| Malanda Volcano | 1200 | — | 17.5°S 145.5°E | 3 million years ago |
| Mount Fox | 120 | — | 18.50°S 145.47°E | — |
| Mount Hay | 360 | — | — | — |
| Fraser Volcano | 25.0°S 153.35°E | 31 million years ago[2] | ||
| Hillsborough Volcano | — | — | 21.0°S 149.0°E | 33.2 million years ago |
| Sloping Hummock | 90 | — | 24°50′33″S 152°25′35″E | — |
| The Crater (Mount Hypipamee) | 1,000 | — | 17.2°S 145.2°E | — |
| The Crater (Bombarri Mountain) | 1,000 | — | 19.6°S 144.3°E | — |
| Kinrara Volcano | — | — | 18.3°S 144.6°E | 7,000 years ago[3] |
| Main Range Volcano | — | — | 27.9°S 152.4°E | 23–27 million years ago[4] |
| Mount Le Brun | — | — | 25°35′52″S 151°54′32″E | >600,000 years ago |
| Mount McBride | 911 | — | 18.3°S 144.6°E | 1.7 million years ago |
| McLean Volcano | — | — | 15.8°S 144.8°E | <1 million years ago |
| Mingela | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Volcano | — | — | 26.0°S 148.2°E | 21–24 million years ago |
| Monto | — | — | — | — |
| Nebo Volcano | — | — | 21.4°S 148.2°E | 28–35 million years ago |
| Nulla Volcano | — | — | 19.7°S 145.3°E | 13,000 years ago |
| Piebald Volcano | 417 | — | 15.1°S 145.1°E | <3 million years ago |
| Rockhampton Volcano | — | — | 23.3°S 150.4°E | 67–71 million years ago |
| Springsure | 600 | — | 24.0°S 148.1°E | 24–33 million years ago |
| Sturgeon Volcano | — | — | 20.3°S 144.2°E | 92,000 years ago |
| Toomba | — | — | 19.5°S 145.0°E | 21,000 years ago[3] |
| Undara Crater | 1,020 | 3,345 | 18.25°S 144.75°E | 189,000 years ago[3] |
| Wallaroo Volcano | — | — | 18.0°S 145.4°E | <5 million years ago |
| Mount Barney, Focal Peak Volcano | 1,359 | 4,958 | 28.17°S 152.42°E | — |
| Campbells Folly | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pie | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Glennie | — | — | — | — |
| Levers Plateau | — | — | — | — |
| Glass House Mountains | — | — | — | 26–27 million years ago[2] |
| Mount Beerburrum | 276 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Beerwah | 556 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Coochin | 235 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Cooee | — | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Coonowrin | 377 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Elimbah | 129 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Horogargan | — | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Miketeebumulgrai | 199 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Ngungun | 253 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Round Mountain | — | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tibberoowuccum | 220 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tibrogargan | 364 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Mount Tunbubudla | 312 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Wild Horse Mountain | 123 | — | 26.7°S 152.9°E | 26–27 million years ago |
| Anvil Peak | — | — | 22.8°S 148.0°E | 27–35 million years ago |
| Table Mountain | — | — | 22.8°S 148.0°E | 27–35 million years ago |
| Murray Island | 200 | 656 | 10.0°S 144.0°E | 1 million years ago |
New South Wales
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Abercrombie Volcano | — | — | 34.3°S 149.4°E | 14–26 million years ago |
| Airly Volcano | — | — | 32.9°S 150.1°E | 34–42 million years ago |
| Barrington Volcano | — | — | 31.8°S 151.2°E | 44–54 million years ago |
| Bunda Bunda Volcano | — | — | 31.1°S 152.4°E | 71 million years ago |
| Byrock Volcano | — | — | 30.7°S 146.3°E | 17 million years ago[5] |
| Mount Canobolas | 1,395 | — | 33.3°S 149.0°E | 12–13 million years ago |
| Cargelligo Volcano | — | — | 33.4°S 146.5°E | 15 million years ago[5] |
| Central Volcano inc. Maybole Volcano and Gragin Peak | — | — | 29.8°S 151.6°E | — |
| Comboyne Volcano | — | — | 31.6°S 152.5°E | 16–17 million years ago[4] |
| Doughboy Volcano | — | — | 30.3°S 152.2°E | 38–45 million years ago |
| Dubbo Volcano | — | — | 32.2°S 149.2°E | 12–15 million years ago |
| Ebor Volcano | — | — | 30.4°S 152.4°E | 19–20 million years ago[4] |
| El Capitan | — | — | 31.2°S 146.2°E | 18 million years ago[5] |
| Mount Gulaga or Mount Dromedary | 806 | — | 36.3°S 150.0°E | — |
| Mount Kaputar or Nandewar Volcano | 1,507 | — | 30.2°S 150.1°E | 17–18 million years ago |
| Liverpool Range | — | — | 31.9°S 150.4°E | 32–35 million years ago |
| Monaro | — | — | 35.7°S 150.3°E | 37–55 million years ago |
| Nerriga Volcano | — | — | 35.2°S 149.8°E | 50 million years ago |
| Snowy Mountains | — | — | 35.5°S 148.3°E | 17–22 million years ago |
| South Coast Volcano | — | — | 35.7°S 150.3°E | 26–31 million years ago |
| Southern Highlands Volcano | — | — | 34.6°S 150.5°E | 31–55 million years ago |
| Prospect Hill | — | — | 33°49′30″S 150°55′5″E | 80 million years ago |
| Walcha Volcano | — | — | 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 | 24–23 million years ago[4] |
| Warrumbungles inc The Breadknife | — | — | 31.3°S 149.0°E | 13–17 million years ago |
Victoria
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Aberfeldy Volcano | — | — | 37.8°S 146.4°E | 27 million years ago |
| Budj Bim (Mt Eccles) | — | — | 38.07°S 141.92°E | 36.9 ±3.1 thousand years ago |
| Lake Bullen Merri | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Buninyong | 744 | — | — | — |
| Lake Colongulac | — | — | — | — |
| Cosgrove | 9 million years ago[5] | |||
| Dargo | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pollock | 184 | — | 38.17°S 144.07°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Duneed | 102 | — | 38.24°S 144.32°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Elephant | 395 | — | 37.96°S 143.20°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Eliza | 395 | — | 37.96°S 143.20°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Flinders Volcano | — | — | 38.5°S 145.3°E | 40–48 million years ago |
| Mount Franklin | 635 | — | — | 470,000 years ago |
| Gelantipy Volcano | — | — | 37.2°S 148.3°E | 34–43 million years ago |
| Lake Gnotuk | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Hamilton | — | — | — | — |
| Howitt Volcano | — | — | 37.2°S 146.7°E | 32–36 million years ago |
| Lake Keilambete | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Kooroocheang | 230 | — | — | — |
| La Trobe Volcano | — | — | 38.5°S 146.3°E | 50–59 million years ago |
| Mount Leura | 311 | — | 38.1°S 143.1°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Macedon | 1,014 | 3,346 | 37.41°S 144.58°E | 360 million years ago |
| Mount Moriac | 270 | — | 38.25°S 144.16°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Mount Napier | 440 | 1,440 | 37.8°S 142.5°E | 32,000 years ago |
| Neerim Volcano | — | — | 38.0°S 146.0°E | 20–25 million years ago |
| Mount Noorat | 310 | — | 38.1769267°S 142.9276341°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Poowong | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Porndon | 278 | — | 38.18°S 143.17°E | 300,000 years ago |
| Mount Rouse | 367 | 1204 | 37°52′56.7″S 142°18′2.2″E | 300,000 years ago |
| Lake Purrumbete | — | — | — | — |
| Stockyard Hill | — | — | 37.56°S 143.32°E | 0.1–0.5 million years ago [6] |
| The Anakies | — | — | 37.55°S 144.10°E | 1.5 million years ago[7] |
| Toombullup Volcano | — | — | 36.9°S 146.3°E | 37–44 million years ago |
| Tower Hill, in Tower Hill State Game Reserve | 103 | 338 | 38.3212°S 142.3597°E | 36.8 ±3.8 thousand years ago |
| Uplands Volcano | — | — | 36.8°S 147.6°E | 2 million years ago |
| Mount Warrenheip | 741 | — | — | — |
| Mount Warrnambool | 216 | — | 38.18°S 142.44°E | 5,000–20,000 years ago |
| Newer Volcanics Province | — | — | 37°46′S 142°30′E | — |
South Australia
South Australia's volcanoes are the youngest in Australia, and erupted within the memory of local Indigenous peoples. They are all in the Limestone Coast region, in the Mount Burr Range. They are considered dormant rather than extinct.
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Mount Burr | 187 | 614 | 37.55°S 140.46°E | 4,750 years ago |
| Mount Gambier | 190 | 623 | 37.84°S 140.78°E | 4,500 years ago |
| Mount Schank | 158 | 518 | 37.94°S 140.74°E | 5,000 years ago |
| Mount Muirhead | 130 | 427 | 37.56°S 140.41°E | 5,000 years ago |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Argyle diamond mine | — | — | 16.6°S 128.3°E | 1.58 million years ago |
Tasmania
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Table Cape | 181 | 594 | 40.95°S 145.73°E | 12 million years ago |
| The Nut | 143 | 469 | 40.76°S 145.3°E | 25-70 million years ago |
| Hillwood Volcano | 115 | 377 | 41.21°S 146.95°E | 250 million years ago |
| Lune River | — | — | 43.25°S 146.54°E | 180 million years ago |
| Mount Charter | 514 | 1686 | 41°37′21″S 145°40′32″E | 500 million years ago |
| Mount Tor | 1105 | 3625 | 41°25′53″S 145°53′34″E | 500 million years ago |
| Mount Julia | 843 | 2766 | 41°53′3″S 145°33′50″E | 500 million years ago |
| Mount Cripps | 943 | 3,094 | 41°34′49″S 145°45′59″E | 500 million years ago |
| Mount Read Volcanics | 1.123 | 3.684 | 41.50°S 145.32°E | 500 million years ago |
Territories
Australian Capital Territory
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Mount Stromlo | 770 | 2,530 | 35°19′0″S 149°1′0″E | Silurian period |
Heard and McDonald Islands
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Anzac Peak | 715 | 2,346 | 52°59′32″S 73°17′58″E | — |
| Big Ben (Mawson Peak) | 2,745 | 9,006 | 53°6′0″S 73°31′0″E | 2023 |
| Mount Dixon | 715 | 2,346 | 53°0′S 73°17′E | — |
| McDonald Islands | 230 | 755 | 53.03°S 72.60°E | 2005 |
Lord Howe Island
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Ball's Pyramid | 562 | 1,844 | 31°45′07″S 159°15′05″E | — |
| Mount Gower | 875 | 2,870 | 31°34′51″S 159°04′54″E | — |
Australian Antarctic Territory
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Gaussberg | 370 | 1,214 | 66°48′S 89°1′E | — |
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island and neighbouring Nepean Island and Phillip Island are mountain top remnants of an elongated shield volcano.[8]
Tasman Sea
| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| metres | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Macquarie Island | 433 | 1,421 | 54.50°S 158.95°E | — |
| Norfolk Island | 315 | 1,033 | 29°S 168°E | 2.4 million years ago |