Bamus
Stratovolcano · Papua New Guinea · 2248m

- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2248m
- Coordinates
- -5.200, 151.230
- Last eruption
- 1886
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary
Symmetrical Bamus volcano, also referred to locally as the South Son, is located SW of Ulawun volcano, known as the Father. The andesitic stratovolcano is covered in rainforest and contains a breached summit crater filled with a lava dome. There is a cone on the southern flank, and a prominent 1.5-km-wide crater with two small adjacent cones halfway up the SE flank. Young pyroclastic-flow deposits are found on the flanks, and residents describe an eruption that took place during the late 19th century.
From Wikipedia
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Bamus Volcano is a volcano on New Britain near Ulawun. It last erupted in 1886.
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Eruption history
Detailed timeline
- 1886 (±8 yrs)VEI 3Observed1886 – Ongoing
- 1650 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1650 – Ongoing
- 270 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimateBCE 270 – Ongoing
- 350 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimateBCE 350 – Ongoing
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