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Blup Blup

Estratovolcán · Papua New Guinea · 402 m

The roughly 3.5-km-wide Blup Blup is north of the main Papua New Guinea island. The summit crater near the center of the island is visible in this August 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top). A small flank cone is on the SW coast and a submarine debris avalanche deposit is to the NE.
The roughly 3.5-km-wide Blup Blup is north of the main Papua New Guinea island. The summit crater near the center of the island is visible in this August 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top). A small flank cone is on the SW coast and a submarine debris avalanche deposit is to the NE. · Foto: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Papua New Guinea
Región
Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
Altitud
402 m
Coordenadas
-3.507, 144.605
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

The 2 x 3.5 km forested island of Blup Blup contains lava flows with well-defined flow fronts. Weak thermal areas are located on the W and N coasts. Most eruptive activity at the andesitic-dacitic volcano originated from a summit crater about 800 m in diameter, although there may be a lava dome on a ridge to the W and a small satellite cone along the SW coast. Reports of eruptions in 1616 and 1830 are erroneous, but there may have been eruptions during the Holocene (Johnson, 1990 p.c.). Blocks from a submarine debris avalanche lie to the NE of the island.

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Resumen en inglés

Blup Blup Island is a small forested island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea about 30 km (19 mi) offshore from Cape Girgir and is considered part of the Schouten Islands. It is located at latitude S 3°30'46" and longitude E 144°35'16" and its highest point is at 402 metres. The island has a small population and is in the Angoram District of the East Sepik Province of PNG.

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