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: unknown
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2021
• Subjects: Heard Island; volcanism; submarine; intraplate; map; geochronology; Kerguelen; Big Ben; Drygalski; Indian; Laurens Peninsula; Mawson Peak
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/42495/

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