Ulawun

Ulawun
Ulawun issuing passive steaming
Highest point
Elevation2,334 m (7,657 ft)[1]
Prominence2,334 m (7,657 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates5°03′00″S 151°20′00″E / 5.05000°S 151.33333°E / -5.05000; 151.33333
Geography
Ulawun is located in Papua New Guinea
Ulawun
Ulawun
Papua New Guinea
LocationWest New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltBismarck volcanic arc
Last eruption2023

Ulawun is a basaltic and andesitic stratovolcano in West New Britain Province, on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.

About 130 km (81 mi) southwest of the township of Rabaul, Ulawun is the highest mountain in New Britain and the second in the Bismarck Archipelago at 2,334 metres (7,657 ft), and one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. A total of 22 recorded eruptions have occurred since the 18th century; the first, in 1700, was recorded by William Dampier. Several thousand people live near the volcano. Because of its eruptive history and proximity to populated areas, Ulawun is considered one of the Decade Volcanoes.

  1. ^ "Ulawun". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy