LIST OF VOLCANOES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA


This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Papua New Guinea.

Contents
New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Bougainville
D'Entrecasteaux Islands
New Britain
New Ireland
Offshore islands
References

New Guinea


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Crater Mountain 3233 10,607 -
Doma Peaks 3568 11,706 -
Mount Giluwe 4368 14331 ~ 220,000 years ago
Mount Hagen 3778 12395 ~ 210,000 years ago
Hydrographers Range 1915 6283 -
Koranga 1500 4921 -
Lamington 1680 5512 1956
Madilogo 850 2789 -
Managlase Plateau 1342 4403 -
Musa River 808 2651 -
Sessagara 370 1214 -
Victory 1925 6316 1935
Waiowa 640 2100 1944
Yelia 3384 11,102 -

Admiralty Islands


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Baluan 254 833 Holocene
St. Andrew Strait 270 886 1957
Unnamed -1300 -4265 1972

Bougainville


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Bagana 1750 5741 2006
Balbi 2715 8907 Holocene
Billy Mitchell 1544 5066 1580
Loloru 1887 6191 1050 BC
Takuan Group 2210 7251 Holocene
Tore 2200 7218 Holocene

D'Entrecasteaux Islands


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Dawson Strait Group 500 1640 1350
Goodenough 220 722 Holocene
Iamalele 200 656 Holocene

New Britain


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Bamus 2248 7375 1886
Bola (volcano) 1155 3789 Holocene
Dakataua 400 1312 1895
Garove 368 1207 Holocene
Garbuna Group 564 1850 2005
Garua Harbour 565 1854 -
Hargy 1148 3766 950
Langila 1330 4363 2006
Lolo (volcano) 805 2641 -
Lolobau 858 2815 1912
Mundua 179 587 Holocene
Narage 307 1007 Pleistocene
Pago (volcano) 742 2434 2003
Rabaul 688 2257 2006
Sulu Range 610 2001 -
Tavui 200 656 5150 BC
Ulawun 2334 7657 2005
Unnamed - - -
Unnamed - - -

New Ireland


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Ambitle 450 1476 350 BC
Lihir 700 2297 Holocene

Offshore islands


Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Bam 685 2247 1960
Blup Blup 402 1319 -
Boisa 240 787 -
Kadovar 365 1197 -
Karkar 1839 6033 1979
Long Island 1280 4199 1993
Manam 1807 5928 2006
New Hanover Island - - -
Ritter Island 140 459 1974
Sakar 992 3255 -
Umboi 1584 5079 Holocene
Yomba - - -
Unnamed -2000 -6562 -

References



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