Pago (volcano)
| Pago | ||
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 Lava flow of the Pagos in September 2002 |
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| height | 742 m | |
| location | West New Britain , Papua New Guinea | |
| Coordinates | 5 ° 34 '48 " S , 150 ° 31' 12" E | |
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| Type | Caldera , lava cone | |
| Age of the rock | about 350 years | |
| Last eruption | 2007 | |
The Pago is a 742 meter high volcano on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea . It is a young post-caldera volcano in the Witero caldera . It is estimated that the Pago is a newer volcano and is around 350 years old.
Volcanic activity
The Pago lies in a volcanic belt, in which there should have been a violent explosion before 1500. In 1911, 1920 and 1933 eruptions of the Pago took place. According to reports from the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO), the volcano began to spew ash and smoke again on August 10, 2002. At the same time it was discovered that lava also emerged from the upper Pago and flowed into the Witero caldera. In August 13,000 people were evacuated from the region and taken to emergency shelters. On November 3, 2002, the Rabaul Volcano Observatory announced that the volcano was still active and that smoke, steam, and ash were still rising from the volcano. In January 2003, lava continued to pour from the opening in the southwest crater.
Web links
- Pago in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- The 100 most fascinating volcanoes in the world , Mineralienatlas.de (accessed on May 14, 2011)
- Pago, Papua New Guinea , Vulkaner.no (Norwegian) (Retrieved May 14, 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Slow lava effusion within the caldera continues through January 2003 , Global Volcanism Program Monthly Report (accessed December 17, 2012)