Kinrara (volcano)
Kinrara is a volcano in Queensland, Australia. It is one of the youngest volcanoes in Australia, and erupted 7,000 years ago (± 2000 years).
Kinrara volcano on the southeastern flank of the McBride volcanic province.
Eruption
Lavas flowed 55 km from the crater, and cover 173 km. According to one study, the Gugu-Badhun people have oral traditions that may describe the volcano erupting, equivalent to around 230 ± 70 generations ago.
Geography
Wetlands at the Valley of Lagoons occur around the boundary between the Kinrara flow and the Burdekin River.
See also
References
- ^ "Kinrara, Queensland, Australia". volcano.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Benjamin E.; Mark, Darren F.; Fallon, Stewart J.; Stephenson, P. Jon (1 April 2017). "Holocene-Neogene volcanism in northeastern Australia: Chronology and eruption history" (PDF). Quaternary Geochronology. 39: 79–91. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2017.01.003. ISSN 1871-1014.
 | This Australia mountain, mountain range, or peak related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This volcanology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |