Mount Balbi
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Mount Balbi | |
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Mount Balbi is the light-colored area at the center of the image. |
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Elevation | 2,715 m (8,907 ft) |
Location | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
Range | Emperor Range |
Prominence | 2,715 m (8,907 ft) |
Coordinates | |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Unknown, perhaps mid-19th century |
Mount Balbi is a stratovolcano located in the northern portion of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is the highest point of the island. There are five volcanic craters along a ridge north of the summit, one of which contains a crater lake. There are numerous fumaroles near the craters, and the more recent eruption of Balbi may have been during the mid-19th century.