Ongoing thermal anomalies at the summit crater during April-September 2019 Heard Island, in the Southern Indian Ocean, is about 4,000 km from its closest point to Australia and about 1,500 km from the closest point in Antarctica. The active volcano on Heard Island, known as Big Ben, is adorned with vast glaciers stretching to the crashing waves of the ocean far below. Subscribe My channel. At a soaring 2,745 metres, it is 517m taller than Mount Kosciuszko, giving it the little-known title of the tallest mountain in Australian-owned territory excluding Antarctica. Because of the island's remoteness, …

stratovolcano Heard Island is located 4000 kilometres southwest of Western Australia and contains one of Australia's two currently active volcanoes. Heard Island is the top of an active stratovolcano on the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern Indian Ocean, about 4000 km southwest of Western Australia. The volcano is frequently active, and occasional reports of eruptions date back to 1881. Searching for the Origin of Life across the Universe - Potential Life on other Planetary Documentary Touch Your Heart 1,395 watching Live now Volcanic activity has been reported at the island … Part of Australian territory, along with McDonald Island to the west, Heard is one of Australia's two currently active volcanoes.