Papua New Guinea · Caldera
Dakataua
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 408m
- Last eruption
- 1895
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 408m
- Coordinates
- -5.045, 150.100
- Last eruption
- 1895
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 10.5 x 13.5 km Dakataua caldera anchors the northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula of New Britain.
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From Wikipedia
The Dakataua Caldera is located at the northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The peninsula includes the 350 m high andesitic Mount Makalia stratovolcano. The last major collapse of Dakataua was during the Holocene around 800 CE. The most recent eruption on the caldera's rim was Mount Makalia in 1890, producing lava flows and cinder cones.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 653 (±18 yrs) – 1895
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 6 (653)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1895 (±5 yrs)VEI 2Geological estimate1895-07-02 – end unknownMakalia
- 800 (±60 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate800 – end unknown
- 653 (±18 yrs)VEI 6Geological estimate653 – end unknown
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