What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 2005
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 53.04° S, 72.59° E
- Vei
- 0
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 234011
- Eruption number
- 14399
McDonald Islands
Sub-Antarctic volcanic peak territories near Heard Island
The McDonald Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island. Together with Heard Island, they make up the Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The McDonald Islands are the emergent peaks of submarine volcanoes and are Australian external territory. Prior to 1992, there had not been an eruption in the previous 75,000 years.
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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