Mount Ulawun

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Mount Ulawun is an active stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea and one of the most frequently erupting and hazardous volcanoes in the South Pacific.

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Mount Ulawun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
activityStatus active
alsoKnownAs Ulawun
country Papua New Guinea
elevation 2334 m
7660 ft
eruptionStyle explosive
plinian
gvpId 252120
hasFrequentEruptions yes
hasMajorEruption 1980 VEI 4–5 eruption
2000 VEI 4 eruption
2019 VEI 4–5 eruption
hasSummitCrater yes
hasVEI 6
hazardType ashfall
lahars
lava flows
pyroclastic flows
isOneOf most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea
most hazardous volcanoes in the South Pacific
latitude approximately -5.05
listedBy Global Volcanism Program
locatedIn New Britain
West New Britain Province
locatedOn New Britain Island
longitude approximately 151.33
monitoredBy Rabaul Volcanological Observatory
surface form: Rabaul Volcano Observatory
nearbySettlement Bialla
Ulamona
notableEruptionYear 1700
1915
1970
1978
1980
2000
2010
2019
overlies New Britain Trench
partOf Bismarck volcanic arc
region South Pacific
subductionOf Solomon Sea Plate
tectonicSetting subduction zone
threatens West New Britain communities
volcanoNumber 0502-08=
volcanoType stratovolcano

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New Britain hasHighestPoint Mount Ulawun