Papua New Guinea · Complex volcano
Umboi Island
Umboi
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Elevation
- 1335m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1335m
- Coordinates
- -5.592, 147.892
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Umboi Island, 50 km in its longest dimension, is the largest of the volcanic islands off the N coast of New Guinea.
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From Wikipedia
Umboi is a volcanic island between the mainland of Papua New Guinea and the island of New Britain. It is separated from New Britain by the Dampier Strait, and from New Guinea's Huon Peninsula by the Vitiaz Strait. It has an elevation of 1,335 metres.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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