Suwanose-jima island and Otake volcano in its center. Flank collapse and new pyroclastic cone are clearly visible on the center and to the east of the crater. Image screen capture via Google maps.
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ISS astronaut photo of Sarychev Peak eruptive plume June 12, 2009. 3 pyroclastic flows are visible at the base of the plume. Brown flow to the left toward the shoreline. Grey – white flow toward the bottom of the photo. Finally, a third dark brown flow to the right toward the opposite shoreline. Image originally courtesy NASA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarychev_Peak
Schematic of volcanic provinces in Victoria. Older volcanics are depicted in green, Newer in orange, and Macedon – Trentham in blue. Image courtesy Meeuws, et al. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264817216300605
This post will cover remaining volcanic activity in southern Australia. The majority of it is in the southeastern state of Victoria. The most recent activity has spilled over the border to the west into South Australia. Finally, we will take a look at volcanic activity in the Bass Strait, the water separating Tasmania from the rest of the continent and a quick look at volcanic activity in Tasmania.
Tavurvur eruption in Rabaul Caldera. Image courtesy Mountain Forecast.com. https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Rabaul-caldera
Akutan Volcano looking west. Village of Akutan on the north side of the bay in the foreground. Image courtesy Vlad Karpayev, AVO, June 2018. https://avo.alaska.edu/images/image.php?id=117501
Langila Volcano. Crater 3 is to the right. Image taken in 1970. Courtesy Smithsonian GVP. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=252010
Volcanic provinces in Southern Queensland and New South Wales. Screen Capture from Jones Thesis, Evolution and migration of Cenozoic Australia.
Historically Active Volcanoes of Alaska. Image courtesy AVO. https://avo.alaska.edu/images/dbimages/display/1258656665_ak6.jpg
Schematic of major volcanic fields and structures in Baja California. Image courtesy All.This.Homework blog. https://allthishomework.wordpress.com/general-education/physical-geography/earthquakes-and-volcanoes/
AVO survey team returning to ship following a day of investigation of Bogoslof August 2018. Newly formed dome is at left, with still active fumaroles. 1926 – 1927 dome in in the center. 1992 dome is to the right. Photo courtesy Gabrielle Tepp, AVO. https://avo.alaska.edu/images/image.php?id=127351
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