Australian Volcanoes takes you on a journey of discovery through Australia’s volcanic landscapes. Every State contains evidence of past cataclysmic volcanic upheaval. Features such as Mount Warning in New South Wales, Tower Hill in Victoria, Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, the Undara lava tubes in Queensland, the diamond deposits in Western Australia’s The Kimberley and Mt Gambier’s crater lakes in South Australia are results of volcanic activity from thousands to millions of years ago.

The book eplains what happened all those years ago to create the volcanic landforms that you see today. Most of the sites featured are accessible by car or foot and maps are provided to help you find and explore them. The early chapters describe how volcanoes form, the different types of eruptions, what sorts of rocks the ycreate and how to recognize them. Process are explained in simple, clear diagrams and colour photographs.