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Australia: The Land Where Time Began |
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Piebald Volcano
- 417 m extinct lava-field province 40 km north of Cooktown, north
Queensland One part of the volcano is at the head of the Starke River, to the south of the Mt Webb National Park, the other is west of Hopevale, an Aboriginal community in eastern Cape York. Mt Piebald, 3 km southwest of Hopevale, is the cone that erupted most recently, 1.2 million years ago. Bald hills erupted last about 1.6 million years ago. There are 14 known vents. Links
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Author: M.H.Monroe Email: admin@austhrutime.com Sources & Further reading |