Volcanic eruption
See 2003 on the mapEruption of Heard
9 Jun 2003 – 14 Jun 2004 · 53.11° S, 73.51° E
Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit of the Big Ben volcanic massif on Heard Island, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
What the records say
- When
- 9 Jun 2003 – 14 Jun 2004
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 53.11° S, 73.51° E
- Vei
- 0
- Vent
- Mawson Peak
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 234010
- Eruption number
- 14410
Mawson Peak
Volcano on Heard Island
Mawson Peak is an active volcanic summit of the Big Ben volcanic massif on Heard Island, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean. With an elevation of 2,745 metres (9,006 ft), it is higher than any peak on the Australian mainland and, among Australian mountains, is surpassed only by mountains in the Australian Antarctic Territory.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page