Baluan (volcano)
Baluan | ||
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height | 254 m | |
location | Admiralty Islands , Papua New Guinea | |
Coordinates | 2 ° 34 '0 " S , 147 ° 17' 0" E | |
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Type | Stratovolcano |
The stratovolcano Baluan is located on the island of Baluan , the southernmost of the Admiralty Islands in Papua New Guinea . The island has a diameter of 5.5 km. The elliptical summit crater Sabroma has a diameter of 1 km. There are several ash cones on the flanks of the volcano . There are several hot water springs along the island's coast. There is no reliable scientific data on an outbreak.
Web links
- Baluan (volcano) in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)