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> There have been no other large volcanic eruptions in the area in the intervening years that could have provided inspiration for the stories It's literally in
by princekolt 7y ago
> There have been no other large volcanic eruptions in the area in the intervening years that could have provided inspiration for the stories
It's literally in the article
- dwd 7y agoNot completely correct. The Mount Gambier eruption (VEI 4) was about 5,000 years ago and it's only 100km away, so it's possible they had contact with people fleeing that area, along with ash fall and a 10km high plume. VEI 5 and you have a Mount St Helens scale event. A similar eruption (and one of the more likely to occur in Australia) would be catastrophic with the town literally built around the crater.