Australia has no active volcanoes due to its lack of plate boundaries. Although evidence suggests it had active volcanoes in the past, it has since drifted away. The closest active volcanoes are in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Zealand. The last recorded eruption in Australia was 5,000 years ago. Mauna Kea in […]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is a federally protected land with two of the world’s top volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. The area is maintained due to its natural landscapes and distinct ecosystem. The park has numerous attractions for visitors, including the Volcano Art Center and the Thomas A. Jagger Museum. The area was worshiped as […]
Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, is the world’s first national park and a World Biosphere Reserve and Heritage Site. It is home to over 10,000 geothermal elements, including 300 geysers, and is one of the most geothermally active places on earth. The park contains a supervolcano with two major volcanoes, and minor volcanic events […]
NASA researchers have discovered a potential cryovolcano on Pluto named Wright Mons, which erupts a frozen mixture of water, nitrogen, ammonia and other matter. The volcano is about 2.5km high and 4km wide, and a second potential cryovolcano has also been spotted nearby. Other interesting facts about Pluto include its extremely cold surface temperature, smaller […]
Volcanoes are used as sources of geothermal energy, with Iceland being a leading country at 78% national energy. Other countries include the US and Indonesia. Geothermal energy is more environmentally friendly and cheaper, but may produce toxic fluids and hydrogen sulfide gas. Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano on Mars, Indonesia has the most […]
