List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea

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This is a list of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea that were active at least once during the Quaternary .

image Surname Island, archipelago province Volcano type Last eruption Height [m] Geographic coordinates
AmbitleTopography.png Ambitle Ambitle , Feni Islands , Bismarck Archipelago New Ireland Stratovolcano 350 BC Chr. ± 100 years 450 ! 653.6500005495.916667504 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  S , 153 ° 39 ′ 00 ″  E
Bagana Volcano.jpg Bagana Bougainville , Solomon Islands Bougainville Lava cone 2010 1750 ! 655.1950005493.860000506 ° 08 ′ 24 ″  S , 155 ° 11 ′ 42 ″  E
MtBalbiToreNASA.jpg Mount Balbi Bougainville , Solomon Islands Bougainville Stratovolcano unknown 2715 ! 654.9833335494.083333505 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  S , 154 ° 59 ′ 00 ″  E
Baluan Admiralty Islands.jpg Baluan Baluan , Admiralty Islands , Bismarck Archipelago Manus Stratovolcano unknown 254 ! 647.2833335497.433333502 ° 34 ′ 00 ″  S , 147 ° 17 ′ 00 ″  E
Bam1.jpg Bam , Le Maire Islands , Bismarck Archipelago East Sepik Stratovolcano 1960 685 ! 644.8183335496.387500503 ° 36 ′ 45 ″  S , 144 ° 49 ′ 06 ″  E
Bamus New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Stratovolcano 1886 ± 8 years 2248 ! 651.2333335494.800000505 ° 12 ′ 00 ″  S , 151 ° 14 ′ 00 ″  E
MtBalbiToreNASA.jpg Billy Mitchell Bougainville , Solomon Islands Bougainville Pyroclastic shield volcano 1580 ± 20 years 1544 ! 655.2250005493.908333506 ° 05 ′ 30 ″  S , 155 ° 13 ′ 30 ″  E
Blup Blup , Le Maire Islands , Bismarck Archipelago East Sepik Stratovolcano unknown 402 ! 644.6050005496.493333503 ° 30 ′ 24 ″  S , 144 ° 36 ′ 18 ″  E
Boisa (Aris), Bismarck Archipelago Madang Stratovolcano unknown 240 ! 644.9633335496.005556503 ° 59 ′ 40 ″  S , 144 ° 57 ′ 48 ″  E
Bola volcano above stetsin bay.jpg Bola New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Stratovolcano unknown 1155 ! 650.0333335494.850000505 ° 09 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 02 ′ 00 ″  E
Mount Bosavi pad pan.jpg Mount Bosavi New Guinea Southern Highlands Caldera 0.5 Ma BP 2507 ! 642.8563895493.405556506 ° 35 ′ 40 ″  S , 142 ° 51 ′ 23 ″  E
Crater Mountain New Guinea Eastern Highlands Stratovolcano unknown 3233 ! 645.0833335493.416667506 ° 35 ′ 00 ″  S , 145 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  E
Dakataua New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Caldera 1895 ± 5 years 400 ! 650.1083335494.944444505 ° 03 ′ 20 ″  S , 150 ° 06 ′ 30 ″  E
Dobu D'Entrecasteaux Islands Milne Bay Stratovolcano unknown 284 ! 650.8644005490.243900509 ° 45 ′ 22 ″  S , 150 ° 51 ′ 52 ″  E
Doma Peaks New Guinea Southern Highlands Stratovolcano unknown 3568 ! 643.1500005494.100000505 ° 54 ′ 00 ″  S , 143 ° 09 ′ 00 ″  E
Lolobau.jpg Duportail (Lolobau), Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Caldera 1912 858 ! 651.1583335495.083333504 ° 55 ′ 00 ″  S , 151 ° 09 ′ 30 ″  E
Garbuna-volcano.jpg Garbuna group New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Stratovolcanoes 2008 564 ! 650.0333335494.550000505 ° 27 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 02 ′ 00 ″  E
Garove Island.jpg Garove , Vitu Islands , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Stratovolcano unknown 368 ! 649.5000005495.308333504 ° 41 ′ 30 ″  S , 149 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  E
Garua (Talasea) New Britain / Garua , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Volcanic field unknown 565 ! 650.0666675494.700000505 ° 18 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 04 ′ 00 ″  E
Mount Giluwe.jpg Mount Giluwe New Guinea Southern Highlands Shield volcano 220 ka BP 4368 ! 643.8861115493.961111506 ° 02 ′ 20 ″  S , 143 ° 53 ′ 10 ″  E
GoodenoughIslandTopography.png Goodenough Island , D'Entrecasteaux Islands Milne Bay Volcanic field unknown 2566 ! 650.3500005490.516667509 ° 29 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  E
Hargy New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Stratovolcano approx. 950 AD 1148 ! 651.1000005494.666667505 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  S , 151 ° 06 ′ 00 ″  E
Hydrographers Range New Guinea Oro Stratovolcano unknown 1915 ! 648.3666675491.000000509 ° 00 ′ 00 ″  S , 148 ° 22 ′ 00 ″  E
FergussonIslandTopography.png Iamalele-Fagululu Fergusson Island , D'Entrecasteaux Islands Milne Bay Volcanic field unknown 200 ! 650.5333335490.483333509 ° 31 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 32 ′ 00 ″  E
Kadovar , Le Maire Islands , Bismarck Archipelago East Sepik Stratovolcano January 2018 365 ! 644.6305565496.370000503 ° 37 ′ 48 ″  S , 144 ° 37 ′ 50 ″  E
Karkar volcano.jpg Karkar , Bismarck Archipelago Madang Stratovolcano 1979 1839 ! 645.9638895495.351389504 ° 38 ′ 55 ″  S , 145 ° 57 ′ 50 ″  E
Koranga New Guinea Central Province Maar unknown 1500 ! 646.7083335492.666667507 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  S , 146 ° 42 ′ 30 ″  E
Mount Lamington 1951.jpg Lamington New Guinea Oro Stratovolcano 1956 1680 ! 648.1660005491.062000508 ° 56 ′ 17 ″  S , 148 ° 09 ′ 58 ″  E
Lamonai Fergusson Island , D'Entrecasteaux Islands Milne Bay Stratovolcano unknown 500 ! 650.8833335490.383333509 ° 37 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 53 ′ 00 ″  E
Langila New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Complex volcano 2009 1330 ! 648.4166675494.475000505 ° 31 ′ 30 ″  S , 148 ° 25 ′ 00 ″  E
Lolo volcano.jpg Lolo New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Stratovolcano unknown 805 ! 650.5069445494.531944505 ° 28 ′ 05 ″  S , 150 ° 30 ′ 25 ″  E
Loloru Bougainville , Solomon Islands Bougainville Pyroclastic shield volcano approx. 1050 BC Chr. 1887 ! 655.6166675493.483333506 ° 31 ′ 00 ″  S , 155 ° 37 ′ 00 ″  E
Long-island-view.jpg Long Island , Bismarck Archipelago Madang Complex volcano 1993 1280 ! 647.1166675494.641667505 ° 21 ′ 30 ″  S , 147 ° 07 ′ 00 ″  E
Madilogo New Guinea Central Province Pyroclastic cone unknown 850 ! 647.5666675490.8000005
Managlase plateau New Guinea Oro Volcanic field unknown 1342 ! 648.3333335490.916667509 ° 05 ′ 00 ″  S , 148 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  E
Manam volcano.jpg Manam , Bismarck Archipelago Madang Stratovolcano 2010 1807 ! 645.0372225495.920000504 ° 04 ′ 48 ″  S , 145 ° 02 ′ 14 ″  E
Mundua Islands.jpg Mundua Islands (Ningau), Vitu Islands , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Complex volcano unknown 179 ! 649.3500005495.366667504 ° 38 ′ 00 ″  S , 149 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  E
Musa River New Guinea Oro Thermal springs unknown 808 ! 648.1333335490.691667509 ° 18 ′ 30 ″  S , 148 ° 08 ′ 00 ″  E
Narage Vitu Islands , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Stratovolcano Pleistocene 307 ! 649.1120005495.453000504 ° 32 ′ 49 ″  S , 149 ° 06 ′ 43 ″  E
LihirNASA.jpg Niolam (Lihir), Lihir Islands , Bismarck Archipelago New Ireland Complex volcano unknown 700 ! 652.6416675496.875000503 ° 07 ′ 30 ″  S , 152 ° 38 ′ 30 ″  E
Oiau (Diau) Fergusson Island , D'Entrecasteaux Islands Milne Bay Stratovolcano circa 1350 302 ! 650.8666675490.316667509 ° 41 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 52 ′ 00 ″  E
Pago volcano.jpg Pago New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Caldera 2007 742 ! 650.5166675494.416667505 ° 35 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 31 ′ 00 ″  E
Tarvurvur.jpg Rabaul New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Caldera 2010 688 ! 652.2027785495.729167504 ° 16 ′ 15 ″  S , 152 ° 12 ′ 10 ″  E
Knight Island , Siassi Islands , Bismarck Archipelago Morobe Stratovolcano 2007 140 ! 648.1208335494.483333505 ° 31 ′ 00 ″  S , 148 ° 07 ′ 15 ″  E
St. Andrew Street Admiralty Islands , Bismarck Archipelago Manus Complex volcano 1957 270 ! 647.3500005497.616667502 ° 23 ′ 00 ″  S , 147 ° 21 ′ 00 ″  E
Sakar island.jpg Sakar , Siassi Islands , Bismarck Archipelago Morobe Stratovolcano unknown 992 ! 648.0944445494.586111505 ° 24 ′ 50 ″  S , 148 ° 05 ′ 40 ″  E
Sessagara Hills New Guinea Oro Volcanic field unknown 370 ! 649.1333335490.516667509 ° 29 ′ 00 ″  S , 149 ° 08 ′ 00 ″  E
SuluRangeNASA.jpg Sulu Range New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago West New Britain Stratovolcanoes unknown 610 ! 650.9416675494.500000505 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  S , 150 ° 56 ′ 30 ″  E
Takuan group Bougainville , Solomon Islands Bougainville Complex volcano unknown 2210 ! 655.6083335493.558333506 ° 26 ′ 30 ″  S , 155 ° 36 ′ 30 ″  E
Tanga Islands , Bismarck Archipelago New Ireland Stratovolcano Pleistocene 472 ! 653.2166675496.500000503 ° 30 ′ 00 ″  S , 153 ° 13 ′ 00 ″  E
Tavui caldera.jpg Tavui New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Caldera 5150 BC Chr. ± 1000 years 200 ! 652.2000005495.883333504 ° 07 ′ 00 ″  S , 152 ° 12 ′ 00 ″  E
Gates Bougainville , Solomon Islands Bougainville Lava cone unknown 2200 ! 654.9333335494.166667505 ° 50 ′ 00 ″  S , 154 ° 56 ′ 00 ″  E
Trafalgar New Guinea Oro Stratovolcano Pleistocene 1495 ! 649.1538895490.861111509 ° 08 ′ 20 ″  S , 149 ° 09 ′ 14 ″  E
Ulawun.jpg Ulawun New Britain , Bismarck Archipelago East New Britain Stratovolcano 2010 2334 ! 651.3333335494.950000505 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  S , 151 ° 20 ′ 00 ″  E
UmboiNASA.jpg Umboi , Siassi Islands , Bismarck Archipelago Morobe Complex volcano unknown 1548 ! 647.8750005494.411111505 ° 35 ′ 20 ″  S , 147 ° 52 ′ 30 ″  E
Victory New Guinea Oro Stratovolcano 1935 ± 5 years 1925 ! 649.0666675490.800000509 ° 12 ′ 00 ″  S , 149 ° 04 ′ 00 ″  E
Waiowa.jpg Waiowa (Goropu) New Guinea Oro Pyroclastic cone 1944 640 ! 649.0750005490.433333509 ° 34 ′ 00 ″  S , 149 ° 04 ′ 30 ″  E
Mount Yelia New Guinea Eastern Highlands Stratovolcano unknown 3384 ! 645.8583335492.950000507 ° 03 ′ 00 ″  S , 145 ° 51 ′ 30 ″  E
unnamed Admiralty Islands , Bismarck Archipelago Manus Submarine volcano 1972 -1300 ! 647.7833335496.966667503 ° 02 ′ 00 ″  S , 147 ° 47 ′ 00 ″  E

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