Bagana
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Bagana is an active stratovolcano on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, known for its frequent eruptions and extensive lava flows.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagana canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| activityStatus | one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| category |
Stratovolcanoes of the Pacific Ring of Fire
ⓘ
Volcanoes of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| discoveryStatus | well known to local populations before European contact ⓘ |
| dominantLavaComposition | andesite ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1855 m
ⓘ
about 6086 ft ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | frequently active since at least the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| eruptionProducts |
ash
ⓘ
blocky lava ⓘ lava flows ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Strombolian
ⓘ
Vulcanian ⓘ effusive ⓘ |
| formation | Quaternary volcano ⓘ |
| globalVolcanoNumber | 255020 ⓘ |
| hazard |
ashfall
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic gas emissions ⓘ |
| islandArc |
Bougainville volcanic arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Bougainville Island Arc
|
| knownFor |
extensive lava flows
ⓘ
frequent eruptions ⓘ long-lived lava dome ⓘ persistent degassing ⓘ |
| lastEruption | ongoing in 21st century ⓘ |
| lavaFlowDirection | primarily radial from summit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
ⓘ
Melanesia ⓘ southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedOn | Bougainville Island ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Global Volcanism Program
ⓘ
Rabaul Volcanological Observatory ⓘ |
| morphology | steep-sided cone ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Emperor Range ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Torokina ⓘ |
| region |
Islands Region of Papua New Guinea
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Solomon Islands
|
| summitFeature | lava dome ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Pacific Plate
ⓘ
Solomon Sea Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| volcanicArcBelt |
Bougainville volcanic arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Melanesian Arc
|
| volcanoType | andesitic stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.