Tore (volcano)
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Tore | |
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The Tore massif lies to the left of the light-colored area at the center of the image, Mount Balbi. |
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Elevation | 2,200+ metres (7,218 feet) |
Location | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
Range | Emperor Range |
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Type | Caldera, lava cone |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Tore is a volcano located in the northern part of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Violent Pleistocene eruptions produced two ignimbrite fans stretching west to the coast, and a 6 km by 9 km caldera. A post-caldera lava cone on the caldera's southern rim is the source of lava flows. Well-preserved features suggests a recent date for this cone and a nearby ash cone.