Construction of an intraplate island volcano: the volcanic history of Heard Island

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Fox, JM, McPhie, J, Carey, RJ, Jourdan, F, Miggins, DP
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2021
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geology; Volcanology; Kerguelen; Heard Island; Indian; Drygalski; Big Ben; Laurens Peninsula; Mawson Peak
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-021-01452-5; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/144260

Heard Island is a subantarctic volcanic island in the southern Indian Ocean and includes Australias only active volcano, Big Ben (2813 m high, 18km diameter). The most recent eruption of lava at Big Ben occurred in November 2020. Heard Island is the southernmost subaerial exposure of the Kerguelen P...