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 volcanoes 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
— — 17°30′S 144°30′E / 17.5°S 144.5°E / -17.5; 144.5 (Atherton Volcano) Less than 100,000 years ago[1]
Lake Barrine 730 — 17°12′S 145°24′E / 17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 (Lake Barrine) >17,000 years ago[1]
— — 24°48′S 149°30′E / 24.8°S 149.5°E / -24.8; 149.5 (Bauhinia Volcano) 23–25 million years ago
— — 27°42′S 152°36′E / 27.7°S 152.6°E / -27.7; 152.6 (Brisbane Volcano) 16–62 million years ago
Buckland — — — —
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Bunya Mountains — — 26°54′S 151°48′E / 26.9°S 151.8°E / -26.9; 151.8 (Bunya Mountains) 23 million years ago
— — 10°30′S 144°12′E / 10.5°S 144.2°E / -10.5; 144.2 (Chudleigh Volcano) 250,000 years ago
Lake Eacham — — 17°12′S 145°36′E / 17.2°S 145.6°E / -17.2; 145.6 (Lake Eacham) >9,000 years ago[1]
1200 — 17°30′S 145°30′E / 17.5°S 145.5°E / -17.5; 145.5 (Malanda Volcano) 3 million years ago
Mount Fox — — 18°30′S 145°28′E / 18.50°S 145.47°E / -18.50; 145.47 (Mount Fox) —
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Fraser Volcano 25°00′S 153°21′E / 25.0°S 153.35°E / -25.0; 153.35 (Hillsborough Volcano) 31 million years ago[2]
— — 21°00′S 149°00′E / 21.0°S 149.0°E / -21.0; 149.0 (Hillsborough Volcano) 33.2 million years ago
Sloping Hummock 90 — 24°50′33″S 152°25′35″E / 24.84250°S 152.42639°E / -24.84250; 152.42639 (Sloping Hummock) —
The Crater (Mount Hypipamee) 1,000 — 17°12′S 145°12′E / 17.2°S 145.2°E / -17.2; 145.2 (Mount Hypipamee Crater) —
1,000 — 19°36′S 144°18′E / 19.6°S 144.3°E / -19.6; 144.3 (Bombarri Mountin Crater) —
Kinrara Volcano — — 18°18′S 144°36′E / 18.3°S 144.6°E / -18.3; 144.6 (Kinrara Volcano) 7,000 years ago[3]
— — 27°54′S 152°24′E / 27.9°S 152.4°E / -27.9; 152.4 (Main Range Volcano) 23–27 million years ago[4]
— — 25°35′52″S 151°54′32″E / 25.59778°S 151.90889°E / -25.59778; 151.90889 (Mount Le Brun) Over 600,000 years ago
911 — 18°18′S 144°36′E / 18.3°S 144.6°E / -18.3; 144.6 (Mount McBride) 1.7 million years ago
— — 15°48′S 144°48′E / 15.8°S 144.8°E / -15.8; 144.8 (McLean Volcano) Less than 1 million years ago
Mingela — — — —
— — 26°00′S 148°12′E / 26.0°S 148.2°E / -26.0; 148.2 (Mitchell Volcano) 21–24 million years ago
Monto — — — —
— — 21°24′S 148°12′E / 21.4°S 148.2°E / -21.4; 148.2 (Nebo Volcano) 28–35 million years ago
— — 19°42′S 145°18′E / 19.7°S 145.3°E / -19.7; 145.3 (Nulla Volcano) 13,000 years ago
417 — 15°06′S 145°06′E / 15.1°S 145.1°E / -15.1; 145.1 (Piebald Volcano) Less than 3 million years ago
— — 23°18′S 150°24′E / 23.3°S 150.4°E / -23.3; 150.4 (Rockhampton Volcano) 67–71 million years ago
Springsure 600 — 24°00′S 148°06′E / 24.0°S 148.1°E / -24.0; 148.1 (Springsure) 24–33 million years ago
Sturgeon Volcano — — 20°18′S 144°12′E / 20.3°S 144.2°E / -20.3; 144.2 (Sturgeon Volcano) 92,000 years ago
— — 19°30′S 145°00′E / 19.5°S 145.0°E / -19.5; 145.0 (Toomba) 21,000 years ago[3]
Undara Crater 1,020 3,345 18°15′S 144°45′E / 18.25°S 144.75°E / -18.25; 144.75 (Undara Crater) 189,000 years ago[3]
— — 18°00′S 145°24′E / 18.0°S 145.4°E / -18.0; 145.4 (Wallaroo Volcano) Less than 5 million years ago
Mount Barney, 1,359 4,958 28°10′S 152°25′E / 28.17°S 152.42°E / -28.17; 152.42 (Mount Barney) —
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Glass House Mountains — — — 26–27 million years ago[2]
276 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Beerburrum) 26–27 million years ago
Mount Beerwah 556 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Beerwah) 26–27 million years ago
235 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Coochin) 26–27 million years ago
— — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Cooee) 26–27 million years ago
Mount Coonowrin 377 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Coonowrin) 26–27 million years ago
129 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Elimbah) 26–27 million years ago
— — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Horogargan) 26–27 million years ago
199 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Miketeebumulgrai) 26–27 million years ago
Mount Ngungun 253 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Ngungun) 26–27 million years ago
— — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Round Mountain) 26–27 million years ago
220 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Tibberoowuccum) 26–27 million years ago
Mount Tibrogargan 364 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Tibrogargan) 26–27 million years ago
312 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Mount Tunbubudla) 26–27 million years ago
Wild Horse Mountain 123 — 26°42′S 152°54′E / 26.7°S 152.9°E / -26.7; 152.9 (Wild Horse Mountain) 26–27 million years ago
— — 22°48′S 148°00′E / 22.8°S 148.0°E / -22.8; 148.0 (Anvil Peak) 27–35 million years ago
— — 22°48′S 148°00′E / 22.8°S 148.0°E / -22.8; 148.0 (Table Mountain) 27–35 million years ago
Murray Island 200 656 10°00′S 144°00′E / 10.0°S 144.0°E / -10.0; 144.0 (Murray Island) 1 million years ago

New South Wales[]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
— — 34°18′S 149°24′E / 34.3°S 149.4°E / -34.3; 149.4 (Abercrombie Volcano) 14–26 million years ago
— — 32°54′S 150°06′E / 32.9°S 150.1°E / -32.9; 150.1 (Airly Volcano) 34–42 million years ago
Barrington Volcano — — 31°48′S 151°12′E / 31.8°S 151.2°E / -31.8; 151.2 (Barrington Volcano) 44–54 million years ago
Bunda Bunda Volcano — — 31°06′S 152°24′E / 31.1°S 152.4°E / -31.1; 152.4 (Bunda Bunda Volcano) 71 million years ago
— — 30°42′S 146°18′E / 30.7°S 146.3°E / -30.7; 146.3 (Byrock Volcano) 17 million years ago[5]
Mount Canobolas 1,395 — 33°18′S 149°00′E / 33.3°S 149.0°E / -33.3; 149.0 (Mount Canobolas) 12–13 million years ago
— — 33°24′S 146°30′E / 33.4°S 146.5°E / -33.4; 146.5 (Cargelligo Volcano) 15 million years ago[5]
inc. and — — 29°48′S 151°36′E / 29.8°S 151.6°E / -29.8; 151.6 (Central Volcano) —
— — 31°36′S 152°30′E / 31.6°S 152.5°E / -31.6; 152.5 (Comboyne Volcano) 16–17 million years ago[4]
— — 30°18′S 152°12′E / 30.3°S 152.2°E / -30.3; 152.2 (Doughboy Volcano) 38–45 million years ago
— — 32°12′S 149°12′E / 32.2°S 149.2°E / -32.2; 149.2 (Dubbo Volcano) 12–15 million years ago
— — 30°24′S 152°24′E / 30.4°S 152.4°E / -30.4; 152.4 (Ebor Volcano) 19–20 million years ago[4]
— — 31°12′S 146°12′E / 31.2°S 146.2°E / -31.2; 146.2 (El Capitan) 18 million years ago[5]
Mount Gulaga or Mount Dromedary 806 — 36°18′S 150°00′E / 36.3°S 150.0°E / -36.3; 150.0 (Mount Gulaga) —
Mount Kaputar or 1,507 — 30°12′S 150°06′E / 30.2°S 150.1°E / -30.2; 150.1 (Mount Kaputar) 17–18 million years ago
Liverpool Range — — 31°54′S 150°24′E / 31.9°S 150.4°E / -31.9; 150.4 (Liverpool Range) 32–35 million years ago
Monaro — — 35°42′S 150°18′E / 35.7°S 150.3°E / -35.7; 150.3 (Monaro) 37–55 million years ago
— — 35°12′S 149°48′E / 35.2°S 149.8°E / -35.2; 149.8 (Nerriga Volcano) 50 million years ago
Snowy Mountains — — 35°30′S 148°18′E / 35.5°S 148.3°E / -35.5; 148.3 (Snowy Mountains) 17–22 million years ago
— — 35°42′S 150°18′E / 35.7°S 150.3°E / -35.7; 150.3 (South Coast Volcano) 26–31 million years ago
— — 34°36′S 150°30′E / 34.6°S 150.5°E / -34.6; 150.5 (Southern Highlands Volcano) 31–55 million years ago
Prospect Hill — — 33°49′30″S 150°55′5″E / 33.82500°S 150.91806°E / -33.82500; 150.91806Coordinates: 33°49′30″S 150°55′5″E / 33.82500°S 150.91806°E / -33.82500; 150.91806 80 million years ago
— — 31°24′S 151°48′E / 31.4°S 151.8°E / -31.4; 151.8 (Walcha Volcano) 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 / -28.39722; 153.27083 (Mount Warning) 24–23 million years ago[4]
Warrumbungles inc The Breadknife — — 31°18′S 149°00′E / 31.3°S 149.0°E / -31.3; 149.0 (Warrumbungles) 13–17 million years ago

Victoria[]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
— — 37°48′S 146°24′E / 37.8°S 146.4°E / -37.8; 146.4 (Aberfeldy Volcano) 27 million years ago
Lake Bullen Merri — — — —
Mount Buninyong 744 — — —
— — — —
Cosgrove 9 million years ago[5]
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Budj Bim, in Budj Bim National Park — — 38°04′S 141°55′E / 38.07°S 141.92°E / -38.07; 141.92 (Mount Eccles) 36.9 ±3.1 thousand years ago
Mount Elephant 395 — 37°58′S 143°12′E / 37.96°S 143.20°E / -37.96; 143.20 (Mount Elephant) 5,000–20,000 years ago
— — 38°30′S 145°18′E / 38.5°S 145.3°E / -38.5; 145.3 (Flinders Volcano) 40–48 million years ago
Mount Franklin 635 — — 470,000 years ago
— — 37°12′S 148°18′E / 37.2°S 148.3°E / -37.2; 148.3 (Gelantipy Volcano) 34–43 million years ago
Lake Gnotuk — — — —
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— — 37°12′S 146°42′E / 37.2°S 146.7°E / -37.2; 146.7 (Howitt Volcano) 32–36 million years ago
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Mount Kooroocheang 230 — — —
— — 38°30′S 146°18′E / 38.5°S 146.3°E / -38.5; 146.3 (La Trobe Volcano) 50–59 million years ago
Mount Leura 311 — 38°06′S 143°06′E / 38.1°S 143.1°E / -38.1; 143.1 (Mount Leura) 5,000–20,000 years ago
Mount Macedon 1,014 3,346 37°25′S 144°35′E / 37.41°S 144.58°E / -37.41; 144.58 (Mount Macedon) 360 million years ago
Mount Napier 440 1,440 37°48′S 142°30′E / 37.8°S 142.5°E / -37.8; 142.5 (Mount Napier) 32,000 years ago
— — 38°00′S 146°00′E / 38.0°S 146.0°E / -38.0; 146.0 (Neerim Volcano) 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 / -38.18; 143.17 (Mount Porndon) 300,000 years ago
Lake Purrumbete — — — —
— — 37°34′S 143°19′E / 37.56°S 143.32°E / -37.56; 143.32 (Stockyard Hill/Black Lake) 0.1–0.5 million years ago [6]
— — 37°33′S 144°06′E / 37.55°S 144.10°E / -37.55; 144.10 (The Anakies) 1.5 million years ago[7]
— — 36°54′S 146°18′E / 36.9°S 146.3°E / -36.9; 146.3 (Toombullup Volcano) 37–44 million years ago
Tower Hill, in Tower Hill State Game Reserve — — — 36.8 ±3.8 thousand years ago
— — 36°48′S 147°36′E / 36.8°S 147.6°E / -36.8; 147.6 (Uplands Volcano) 2 million years ago
Mount Warrenheip 741 — — —
Mount Warrnambool 216 — 38°11′S 142°26′E / 38.18°S 142.44°E / -38.18; 142.44 (Mount Warrnambool) 5,000–20,000 years ago
Newer Volcanics Province — — 37°46′S 142°30′E / 37.767°S 142.500°E / -37.767; 142.500 (Newer Volcanics) —

South Australia[]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
Mount Burr 187 614 37°33′S 140°28′E / 37.55°S 140.46°E / -37.55; 140.46 (Mount Burr) 4,750 years ago
Mount Gambier 190 623 37°50′S 140°47′E / 37.84°S 140.78°E / -37.84; 140.78 (Mount Gambier) 4,500 years ago
Mount Schank 158 518 37°56′S 140°44′E / 37.94°S 140.74°E / -37.94; 140.74 (Mount Schank) 5,000 years ago
Mount Muirhead 130 427 37°34′S 140°25′E / 37.56°S 140.41°E / -37.56; 140.41 (Mount Muirhead) —

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 .

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
Argyle diamond mine — — 16°36′S 128°18′E / 16.6°S 128.3°E / -16.6; 128.3 (Argyle Diamond Pipe) —

Tasmania[]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
Table Cape 181 594 40°57′S 145°44′E / 40.95°S 145.73°E / -40.95; 145.73 (Table Cape) 12 million years ago
The Nut 143 469 40°46′S 145°18′E / 40.76°S 145.3°E / -40.76; 145.3 (The Nut) –
Hillwood Volcano 2880 9448 41°13′S 146°57′E / 41.21°S 146.95°E / -41.21; 146.95 250 million years ago
Mount Read Volcanics 1.123 3.684 41°30′S 145°19′E / 41.50°S 145.32°E / -41.50; 145.32 500 million years ago

Territories[]

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 / 52.99222°S 73.29944°E / -52.99222; 73.29944 (Anzac Peak) —
Big Ben (Mawson Peak) 2,745 9,006 53°6′0″S 73°31′0″E / 53.10000°S 73.51667°E / -53.10000; 73.51667 (Big Ben) 2004/2019
Mount Dixon 715 2,346 53°0′S 73°17′E / 53.000°S 73.283°E / -53.000; 73.283 (Mount Dixon) —
McDonald Islands 230 755 53°02′S 72°36′E / 53.03°S 72.60°E / -53.03; 72.60 (McDonald Islands) 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 / 31.75194°S 159.25139°E / -31.75194; 159.25139 (Ball's Pyramid) —
Mount Gower 875 2,870 31°34′51″S 159°04′54″E / 31.58083°S 159.08167°E / -31.58083; 159.08167 (Mount Gower) —

Australia Antarctic Territory[]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
Gaussberg 370 1,214 66°48′S 89°1′E / 66.800°S 89.017°E / -66.800; 89.017 (Gaussberg) —

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
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Tasman Seamounts — — — —
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Gascoyne Seamount — — — —
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Other[]

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metres feet Coordinates
Macquarie Island 433 1,421 54°30′S 158°57′E / 54.50°S 158.95°E / -54.50; 158.95 (Macquarie Island) —
Norfolk Island 315 1,033 29°S 168°E / 29°S 168°E / -29; 168 (Norfolk Island) 2.4 million years ago
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