Mount Balbi

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Mount Balbi
The volcano Balbi in the center of the picture (Image: NASA)

The volcano Balbi in the center of the picture (Image: NASA)

height 2715  m
location Bougainville , Papua New Guinea
Coordinates 5 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  S , 154 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 5 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  S , 154 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
Mount Balbi (Papua New Guinea)
Mount Balbi
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption unknown
particularities Highest mountain on the island of Bougainville

The stratovolcano Balbi forms the highest point on the island of Bougainville with a height of 2715 meters . North of the summit there is a chain of five craters, one of which contains a lake. Fumarole activity can be observed in crater B on the western flank of the Balbi . The volcano has not erupted in historical times; there are only uncertain records of a possible eruption around 1825 (± 25 years).

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