An international team of researchers has discovered the world’s longest known continental volcanic hotspot track — a 1,245 mile (2,000 km) long track in eastern Australia that displays a record of volcanic activity between 33 and 9 million years ago. The Cosgrove hotspot track. Image credit: Drew Whitehouse / NCI National Facility VizLab. The volcanic chain, dubbed the Cosgrove hotspot track, was found to be nearly 3 times the length of the...
