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Papua New Guinea · Stratovolcano

Bam

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
685m
Last eruption
1960
Bam
Photo: Jack Lockwood, USGS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Papua New Guinea
Region
Southwestern Pacific / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
Elevation
685m
Coordinates
-3.613, 144.818
Last eruption
1960
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The 1.6 x 2.4 km island of Bam is the summit of a mostly submerged volcano in the Schouten Islands off the coast of New Guinea, ~40 km NNE of the mouth of the Sepik River.

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From Wikipedia

Bam, also known as Biem, is a small volcanic island off the coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG), 40 km (25 mi) north northeast of the Sepik river mouth. It represents the southernmost island of the Schouten Islands. The northern coast of the island is inhabited by a village and coconut groves. Much of the island is forested, except along its south flank. As of 2018, the island has a population of approximately 3,000 people.

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Eruption history

22 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
17
Uncertain eruptions
5
Span of confirmed record
1872 (±4 yrs) – 1960
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 3 (1877, the most recent of 2)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
14
Summary (VEI over time)
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1872~1881 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 31881~1890 · 3 eruptions · max VEI ?1890~1898 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1898~1907 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21907~1916 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21916~1925 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21934~1942 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1942~1951 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21951~1960 · 6 eruptions · max VEI 218721890191619341951

Detailed timeline

  1. 1960VEI 2Observed
    1960-04-28 – 1960-07-06
  2. 1959VEI 2Observed
    1959-04-02 – 1959-10-31
  3. 1958VEI 2Observed
    1958-03-11 – 1958-04-19
  4. 1958VEI 2Observed
    1958-09-05 – 1958-09-10
  5. 1957VEI 1Observed
    1957-10-26 – 1957-10-26
  6. 1954VEI 2Observed
    1954-08-03 – 1957-01-02
  7. 1947VEI 2Observed
    1947-03-13 – end unknown
  8. 1944VEI 2Observed
    1944-07-02 – end unknown
  9. 1936VEI ?Method not stated
    1936-07-16 – 1939-04-16
  10. 1924VEI 2Observed
    1924-07-02 – end unknown
  11. 1918VEI ?Observed
    1918-09-18 – end unknown
  12. 1913VEI ?Observed
    1913-07-02 – end unknown
  13. 1909VEI 2Observed
    1909-04-19 – 1909-09-13
  14. 1908VEI 2Observed
    1908-07-12 – end unknown
  15. 1907VEI 2Observed
    1907-11-16 – end unknown
  16. 1897VEI ?Method not stated
    1897-07-02 – 1898-07-02
  17. 1888VEI ?Method not stated
    1888-07-02 – end unknown
  18. 1885VEI ?Method not stated
    1885-05-20 – end unknown
  19. 1883VEI ?Method not stated
    1883-03-16 – end unknown
  20. 1877VEI 3Observed
    1877-11-13 – end unknown
  21. 1874VEI 2Observed
    1874-05-20 – end unknown
  22. 1872 (±4 yrs)VEI 3Observed
    1872-07-02 – end unknown

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