Papua New Guinea · Stratovolcano
Sakar Island
Sakar
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 947m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 947m
- Coordinates
- -5.410, 148.084
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Sakar is an incised stratovolcano with a summit crater lake. Deep valleys cut the flanks of the volcano, which is partially surrounded by coral reefs.
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From Wikipedia
Sakar Island is a volcanic island north-west of New Britain in the Bismarck Sea, at 5.416667°S 148.1°E. It is a stratovolcano with a summit crater lake. No recorded eruptions are known.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
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