McDonald Islands (volcano) McDonald Islands (volcano) The McDonald Islands () are the peaks of a volcano in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island (). The islands are Australian external territory. Prior to 1992, the volcano had not erupted in the previous 75,000 years. The McDonald Islands volcano comprises three islands: McDonald Island, Flat Island (which later merged with McDonald Island) and Meyer Rock. The islands are mostly composed of phonolitic low-silica pumice, dikes and lava domes, and sit atop a submarine plateau, the Kerguelen plateau. They are located about 75 km from Heard Island. McDonald Island is the largest
Volcano: The Blast Coaster Volcano: The Blast Coaster Volcano: The Blast Coaster (often shortened to Volcano) is a launched inverted roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Designed by Werner Stengel and built by Intamin, Volcano was the world's first inverted roller coaster to feature an linear induction motor (LIM) and is the only one of its kind that completes a full circuit. The roller coaster opened to the public on August 3, 1998. A portion of the ride is enclosed inside a man-made Volcano. Volcano was designed around a dormant attraction originally known as The Lost World, and later as Smurf Mountain.