Papua New Guinea · Stratovolcano
Bamus
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2248m
- Last eruption
- 1886
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Bismarck Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2248m
- Coordinates
- -5.200, 151.230
- Last eruption
- 1886
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Symmetrical Bamus volcano, also referred to locally as the South Son, is located SW of Ulawun volcano, known as the Father.
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From Wikipedia
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Bamus Volcano is a volcano on New Britain near Ulawun. It last erupted in 1886.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 350 BCE (±75 yrs) – 1886
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1886)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1886 (±8 yrs)VEI 3Observed1886-07-02 – end unknown
- 1650 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1650 – end unknown
- 270 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate270 BCE – end unknown
- 350 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate350 BCE – end unknown
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