Examples of Large Igneous Provinces
See also: World's largest eruptionsThere are a number of well documented examples of large igneous provinces identified by geological research.
| Province | Region | Age (Ma) | Area (106 km2 | Volume (106 km3 | Also known as or includes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia River Basalt | Northwestern USA | 17-to-6 | 0.16 | 0.175 | ||
| Afro-Arabia | Yemen-Ethiopia | 31-to-25 | 0.6 | 0.35 | Ethiopia | |
| North Atlantic Igneous Province | Northern Canada, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands, Norway, Ireland and Scotland | 62-to-55 | 1.3 | 6.6 | High Arctic Large Igneous Province
Jameson Land Thulean Plateau |
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| Deccan Traps | India & southern Pakistan | 65.5 | 0.5 - 0.8 | 0.5 - 1 | ||
| Madagascar | 88 | |||||
| Rajmahal Traps | 116 | |||||
| Ontong-Java Plateau | Pacific Ocean | ~122 | 1.86 | 8.4 | Manihiki Plateau and Hikurangi Plateau | |
| Paraná and Etendeka traps | Brazil–Namibia | 134-to-129 | 1.5 | >1 | Equatorial Atlantic Magmatic Province
Brazilian Highlands |
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| Karoo-Ferrar Province | South Africa, Antarctica, Australia & New Zealand | 183-to-180 | 0.15-to-2 | 0.3 | ||
| Central Atlantic magmatic province | Northern South America, Northwest Africa, Iberia, Eastern North America | 197-to-199 | ~10 | ~2.5 | ||
| Siberian Traps | Russia | 250 | 1.5 - 3.9 | 0.9 - >2 | ||
| Emeishan Traps | Southwestern China | 253-to-250 | 0.25 | ~0.3 | ||
| Warakurna large igneous province | Australia | 1078-to-1073 | 1.5 | Eastern Pilbara |
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