Off the coast of eastern Australia is a towering monolith which reaches more than 550 meters or 1800 feet above the ocean surface. Being taller than it is wide, this feature is known as Ball's Pyramid. It represents an ancient volcanic neck from what used to be a fairly large and lush green shield volcano and island. This video will discuss how Ball's Pyramid formed, its relationship to Lord Howe Island, and how both islands are related to a mantle plume.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] (Hansma J and Tohver E (2020) Southward Drift of Eastern Australian Hotspots in the Paleomagnetic Reference Frame Is Consistent With Global True Polar Wander Estimates. Front. Earth Sci. 8:544496. doi:10.3389/feart.2020.544496), CC BY 4.0. This source was used to loosely map the hotspot chains (now all extinct in my opinion) which existed in relatively close proximity to Australia in the last 100 million years.
[2] NOAA
[3] U.S. Geological Survey

0:00 Ball's Pyramid
0:54 Lord Howe Hotspot
1:35 Lord Howe Island
2:59 Volcanic Neck & Erosion
3:54 Conclusion

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