Likuruanga | |
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Left to right: Likuruanga, Ulawun and Bamus. Lolobau Island is at the bottom of image. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 904 m (2,966 ft) |
Coordinates | 4°57′11″S 151°23′06″E / 4.953°S 151.385°E / -4.953; 151.385 |
Geography | |
LikuruangaLocation in Papua New Guinea | |
Location | West New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Likuruanga is a stratovolcano in easternmost West New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Its low, dissected edifice contains a large volcanic crater that is breached to the north. The last known eruption from Likuruanga is prehistoric in age, having taken place during the Pleistocene epoch.
A fatality occurred on Likuruanga's northern flank in September 2006 when a boy died in a hole at the village of Bakada. The cause of death was carbon dioxide asphyxiation.
See also
References
- ^ "Likuruanga". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
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