GVP volcano 234011 · no holder yet
McDonald Islands
McDonald Islands is a 263 m volcanic complex in Australia, erupting as recently as 2005.
- Type
- Complex (composite landform)
- Summit
- 263 m above sea level
- Rock
- Phonolite
- Setting
- Intraplate, oceanic, under 15 km
- Last eruption
- 2005
- Largest known
- VEI 1, gentle, 2001
- Eruptions
- 4 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 53.04°S 72.59°E · Australia
- Region
- Kerguelen Hotspot Volcano Group, Somalian-Antarctic Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 234011
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).