List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea

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

[edit] New Guinea

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Crater Mountain 3233 10,607 6°35′S 145°05′E / -6.58, 145.08 (Crater Mountain) -
Doma Peaks 3568 11,706 5°54′S 143°09′E / -5.9, 143.15 (Doma Peaks) -
Mount Giluwe 4368 14331 6°3′S 143°53′E / -6.05, 143.883 (Mount Giluwe) ~ 220,000 years ago
Mount Hagen 3778 12395 5°45′S 144°02′E / -5.75, 144.033 (Mount Hagen) ~ 210,000 years ago
Hydrographers Range 1915 6283 9°00′S 148°22′E / -9, 148.37 (Hydrographers Range) -
Koranga 1500 4921 7°19′48″S 146°42′29″E / -7.33, 146.708 (Koranga) -
Lamington 1680 5512 8°57′S 148°09′E / -8.95, 148.15 (Lamington) 1956
Madilogo 850 2789 9°12′S 147°34′E / -9.2, 147.57 (Madilogo) -
Managlase Plateau 1342 4403 9°05′S 146°20′E / -9.08, 146.33 (Managlase Plateau) -
Musa River 808 2651 9°18′29″S 148°07′48″E / -9.308, 148.13 (Musa River) -
Sessagara 370 1214 9°29′S 149°08′E / -9.48, 149.13 (Sessagara) -
Victory 1925 6316 9°12′S 149°04′E / -9.2, 149.07 (Victory) 1935
Waiowa 640 2100 9°34′12″S 149°04′30″E / -9.57, 149.075 (Waiowa) 1944
Yelia 3384 11,102 7°03′00″S 145°51′29″E / -7.05, 145.858 (Yelia) -

[edit] Admiralty Islands

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Baluan 254 833 2°34′S 147°17′E / -2.57, 147.28 (Baluan) Holocene
St. Andrew Strait 270 886 2°23′S 147°21′E / -2.38, 147.35 (St. Andrew Strait) 1957
Unnamed -1300 -4265 3°02′S 147°47′E / -3.03, 147.78 1972

[edit] Bougainville

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Bagana 1750 5741 6°08′24″S 155°11′42″E / -6.14, 155.195 (Bagana) 2006
Balbi 2715 8907 5°55′S 154°59′E / -5.92, 154.98 (Balbi) Holocene
Billy Mitchell 1544 5066 6°05′31″S 155°13′30″E / -6.092, 155.225 (Billy Mitchell) 1580
Loloru 1887 6191 6°31′S 155°37′E / -6.52, 155.62 (Loloru) 1050 BC
Takuan Group 2210 7251 6°26′31″S 155°36′29″E / -6.442, 155.608 (Takuan Group) Holocene
Tore 2200 7218 5°50′S 154°56′E / -5.83, 154.93 (Tore) Holocene

[edit] D'Entrecasteaux Islands

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Dawson Strait Group 500 1640 9°37′S 150°53′E / -9.62, 150.88 (Dawson Strait Group) 1350
Goodenough 220 722 9°29′S 150°21′E / -9.48, 150.35 (Goodenough) Holocene
Iamalele 200 656 9°31′S 150°32′E / -9.52, 150.53 (Iamalele) Holocene

[edit] New Britain

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Bamus 2248 7375 5°12′S 151°14′E / -5.2, 151.23 (Bamus) 1886
Bola (volcano) 1155 3789 5°09′S 150°02′E / -5.15, 150.03 (Bola) Holocene
Dakataua 400 1312 5°03′22″S 150°06′29″E / -5.056, 150.108 (Dakataua) 1895
Garove 368 1207 4°41′31″S 149°30′00″E / -4.692, 149.5 (Garove) Holocene
Garbuna Group 564 1850 5°27′S 150°02′E / -5.45, 150.03 (Garbuna Group) 2005
Garua Harbour 565 1854 5°18′S 150°04′E / -5.3, 150.07 (Garua Harbour) -
Hargy 1148 3766 5°20′S 151°03′E / -5.33, 151.05 (Hargy) 950
Langila 1330 4363 5°31′30″S 148°25′12″E / -5.525, 148.42 (Langila) 2006
Lolo (volcano) 805 2641 5°28′05″S 150°30′25″E / -5.468, 150.507 (Lolo) -
Lolobau 858 2815 4°55′12″S 151°09′29″E / -4.92, 151.158 (Lolobau) 1912
Mundua 179 587 4°38′S 149°21′E / -4.63, 149.35 (Mundua) Holocene
Narage 307 1007 4°33′00″S 149°07′30″E / -4.55, 149.125 (Narage) Pleistocene
Pago (volcano) 742 2434 5°35′S 150°31′E / -5.58, 150.52 (Pago) 2003
Rabaul 688 2257 4°16′16″S 152°12′11″E / -4.271, 152.203 (Rabaul) 2006
Sulu Range 610 2001 5°30′00″S 150°56′31″E / -5.5, 150.942 (Sulu Range) -
Tavui 200 656 4°07′S 152°12′E / -4.12, 152.2 (Tavui) 5150 BC
Ulawun 2334 7657 5°03′S 151°20′E / -5.05, 151.33 (Ulawun) 2005
Unnamed - - 4°45′S 150°51′E / -4.75, 150.85 -
Unnamed - - 5°12′S 148°34′E / -5.2, 148.57 -

[edit] New Ireland

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Ambitle 450 1476 4°05′S 153°39′E / -4.08, 153.65 (Ambitle) 350 BC
Lihir 700 2297 3°07′30″S 152°38′31″E / -3.125, 152.642 (Lihir) Holocene

[edit] Offshore islands

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Bam 685 2247 3°36′47″S 144°49′05″E / -3.613, 144.818 (Bam) 1960
Blup Blup 402 1319 3°30′25″S 144°36′18″E / -3.507, 144.605 (Blup Blup) -
Boisa 240 787 3°59′38″S 144°57′47″E / -3.994, 144.963 (Boisa) -
Kadovar 365 1197 3°37′48″S 144°37′52″E / -3.63, 144.631 (Kadovar) -
Karkar 1839 6033 4°38′56″S 145°57′50″E / -4.649, 145.964 (Karkar) 1979
Long Island 1280 4199 5°21′29″S 147°07′12″E / -5.358, 147.12 (Long Island) 1993
Manam 1807 5928 4°04′48″S 145°02′13″E / -4.08, 145.037 (Manam) 2006
New Hanover Island - - 2°30′S 150°15′E / -2.5, 150.25 (New Hanover Island) -
Ritter Island 140 459 5°31′12″S 148°07′16″E / -5.52, 148.121 (Ritter Island) 1974
Sakar 992 3255 5°24′50″S 148°05′38″E / -5.414, 148.094 (Sakar) -
Umboi 1584 5079 5°35′20″S 147°52′30″E / -5.589, 147.875 (Umboi) Holocene
Yomba - - 4°54′S 146°45′E / -4.9, 146.75 (Yomba) -
Unnamed -2000 -6562 4°18′40″S 146°15′22″E / -4.311, 146.256 -

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