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Yelia (volcano)

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Stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea
Yelia
Yelia is located in Papua New GuineaYeliaYeliaEastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Highest point
Elevation3,384 m (11,102 ft)
Coordinates7°03′00″S 145°51′29″E / 7.05°S 145.858°E / -7.05; 145.858
Geography
LocationEastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

Yelia is a stratovolcano and collection of lava domes in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It was first identified in 1963. The summit crater is occupied by a large lava dome which bears 11 craters. Two large lava domes are located on its north-northeastern slopes while two smaller domes are located to the west. No eruptions in the Holocene are known and the last major eruption occurred 18,000 years ago. However, there are unconfirmed reports from the native population of an eruption in the 1940s. The volcano presently displays fumarolic activity at its summit.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yelia". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
Mountain ranges of New Guinea
Western New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
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