List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea

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

New Guinea

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Crater Mountain 3233 10,607 6°35′S 145°05′E / 6.58°S 145.08°E -
Doma Peaks 3568 11,706 5°54′S 143°09′E / 5.90°S 143.15°E -
Mount Giluwe 4368 14331 6°3′S 143°53′E / 6.050°S 143.883°E ~ 220,000 years ago
Mount Hagen 3778 12395 5°45′S 144°02′E / 5.750°S 144.033°E ~ 210,000 years ago
Hydrographers Range 1915 6283 9°00′S 148°22′E / 9.00°S 148.37°E -
Koranga 1500 4921 7°19′48″S 146°42′29″E / 7.33°S 146.708°E -
Lamington 1680 5512 8°57′S 148°09′E / 8.95°S 148.15°E 1956
Madilogo 850 2789 9°12′S 147°34′E / 9.20°S 147.57°E -
Managlase Plateau 1342 4403 9°05′S 146°20′E / 9.08°S 146.33°E -
Musa River 808 2651 9°18′29″S 148°07′48″E / 9.308°S 148.13°E -
Sessagara 370 1214 9°29′S 149°08′E / 9.48°S 149.13°E -
Victory 1925 6316 9°12′S 149°04′E / 9.20°S 149.07°E 1935
Waiowa 640 2100 9°34′12″S 149°04′30″E / 9.57°S 149.075°E 1944
Yelia 3384 11,102 7°03′00″S 145°51′29″E / 7.05°S 145.858°E -

Admiralty Islands

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

Bougainville

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Bagana 1750 5741 6°08′24″S 155°11′42″E / 6.140°S 155.195°E 2006
Balbi 2715 8907 5°55′S 154°59′E / 5.92°S 154.98°E Holocene
Billy Mitchell 1544 5066 6°05′31″S 155°13′30″E / 6.092°S 155.225°E 1580
Loloru 1887 6191 6°31′S 155°37′E / 6.52°S 155.62°E 1050 BC
Takuan Group 2210 7251 6°26′31″S 155°36′29″E / 6.442°S 155.608°E Holocene
Tore 2200 7218 5°50′S 154°56′E / 5.83°S 154.93°E Holocene

D'Entrecasteaux Islands

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

New Britain

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Bamus 2248 7375 5°12′S 151°14′E / 5.20°S 151.23°E 1886
Bola 1155 3789 5°09′S 150°02′E / 5.15°S 150.03°E Holocene
Dakataua 400 1312 5°03′22″S 150°06′29″E / 5.056°S 150.108°E 1895
Garove 368 1207 4°41′31″S 149°30′00″E / 4.692°S 149.50°E Holocene
Garbuna Group 564 1850 5°27′S 150°02′E / 5.45°S 150.03°E 2005
Garua Harbour 565 1854 5°18′S 150°04′E / 5.30°S 150.07°E -
Hargy 1148 3766 5°20′S 151°03′E / 5.33°S 151.05°E 950
Langila 1330 4363 5°31′30″S 148°25′12″E / 5.525°S 148.42°E 2006
Lolo 805 2641 5°28′05″S 150°30′25″E / 5.468°S 150.507°E -
Lolobau 858 2815 4°55′12″S 151°09′29″E / 4.92°S 151.158°E 1912
Mundua 179 587 4°38′S 149°21′E / 4.63°S 149.35°E Holocene
Narage 307 1007 4°33′00″S 149°07′30″E / 4.55°S 149.125°E Pleistocene
Pago 742 2434 5°35′S 150°31′E / 5.58°S 150.52°E 2003
Rabaul 688 2257 4°16′16″S 152°12′11″E / 4.271°S 152.203°E 2006
Sulu Range 610 2001 5°30′00″S 150°56′31″E / 5.50°S 150.942°E -
Tavui 200 656 4°07′S 152°12′E / 4.12°S 152.20°E 5150 BC
Ulawun 2334 7657 5°03′S 151°20′E / 5.05°S 151.33°E 2005
Unnamed - - 4°45′S 150°51′E / 4.75°S 150.85°E -
Unnamed - - 5°12′S 148°34′E / 5.20°S 148.57°E -

New Ireland

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

Offshore islands

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
metersfeetCoordinates
Bam 685 2247 3°36′47″S 144°49′05″E / 3.613°S 144.818°E 1960
Blup Blup 402 1319 3°30′25″S 144°36′18″E / 3.507°S 144.605°E -
Boisa 240 787 3°59′38″S 144°57′47″E / 3.994°S 144.963°E -
Kadovar 365 1197 3°37′48″S 144°37′52″E / 3.630°S 144.631°E -
Karkar 1839 6033 4°38′56″S 145°57′50″E / 4.649°S 145.964°E 1979
Long Island 1280 4199 5°21′29″S 147°07′12″E / 5.358°S 147.12°E 1993
Manam 1807 5928 4°04′48″S 145°02′13″E / 4.080°S 145.037°E 2006
New Hanover Island 900 3000 2°30′S 150°15′E / 2.5°S 150.25°E -
Ritter Island 140 459 5°31′12″S 148°07′16″E / 5.52°S 148.121°E 1974
Sakar 992 3255 5°24′50″S 148°05′38″E / 5.414°S 148.094°E -
Umboi 1584 5079 5°35′20″S 147°52′30″E / 5.589°S 147.875°E Holocene
Yomba - - 4°54′S 146°45′E / 4.90°S 146.75°E -
Unnamed -2000 -6562 4°18′40″S 146°15′22″E / 4.311°S 146.256°E -

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