Balbi

sopka – Stratovolcano, Papua New Guinea, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions

Kde

Papua New Guinea, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions

Typ (GVP)

Stratovolcano

Nadmořská výška

2 715 m

Tektonické prostředí

Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown

Poloha

-5,916°, 155,001°

The complex andesitic Balbi stratovolcano on Bougainville Island includes a large number of coalesced cones and lava domes. Five well-preserved craters occupy a NW-SE-trending ridge north of the summit cone, which also contains a crater. Three large valleys with steep headwalls dissect the flanks. The age of the most recent eruption is not known precisely. An oral tradition of a major eruption during the 19th century is thought to be in error, but could refer to minor eruptive activity. Fumaroles are located within 600-m-wide Crater B and on its W flank.

Text: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.

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