Bamus
Stratovulcano · Papua New Guinea · 2248 m

- Tipo
- Stratovulcano
- Paese
- Papua New Guinea
- Regione
- Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Altitudine
- 2248 m
- Coordinate
- -5.200, 151.230
- Ultima eruzione
- 1886
- Contesto tettonico
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Forma vulcanica
- Composite
- Roccia principale
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Sintesi geologica
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.
Sintesi da Wikipedia
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Bamus Volcano is a volcano on New Britain near Ulawun. It last erupted in 1886.
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Storia delle eruzioni
Cronologia dettagliata
- 1886 (±8 anni)VEI 3Osservata1886 – In corso
- 1650 (±50 anni)VEI ?Stima geologica1650 – In corso
- 270 a.C. (±50 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 270 – In corso
- 350 a.C. (±75 anni)VEI ?Stima geologicaBCE 350 – In corso
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