Volcanic Caves of Queensland

Undara Lava Tube (McBride Volcanic Province)

Selected photographs and diagrams

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Geological map of part of the McBride Volcanic province of north Queensland.
From WITHNALL, IW., and GRIMES, KG. 1995: Einasleigh (second edition), 1:250,000 geological map and Explanatory Notes. Geological Survey of Queensland, Sheet SE55-9.
Filled red circles are volcanic centres. The lines of smaller red dots are depressions that trace the major lava tubes, but not all these are drained and open. Most of the open tubes are in the "Undara West Lava Tunnel".
Grid squares are 10 km.

Aerial view of part of the Undara West Lava Tube - shown by the line of hollows with vine thicket vegetation.
These correspond to the lines of red spots on the geological map
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4U-22, The Arch, Showing vine thicket vegetation in a collapse doline.
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Part of Barkers Cave, 4U-34, the best known of the caves at Undara.
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Another view of Barkers Cave, with tree roots.
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Taylor Cave (4U-4), showing well-developed benches on the side of the tube.
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Black Braes area (Chudleigh Volcanic Province)

4BB-7, Scythe Cave, is in the Black Braes area of the Chudleigh Volcanic Province, about 100 km south of Undara.
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Another part of Scythe Cave, Black Braes.
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