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Papua New Guinea · Stratovolcano

Victory

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1832m
Last eruption
1935
The forested volcanic massif at the center of the image is Mount Victory, which occupies the lower part of a peninsula SW of Cape Nelson (upper right). To the NE it abuts the deeply dissected Pleistocene Mount Trafalgar volcano, its summit draped by the larger cloud banks. The summit crater of Mount Victory contains a breached crater and several lava domes. The only confirmed historical activity of Mount Victory was a long-term late-19th to early 20th-century eruption that produced pyroclastic flows that reached the coast.
The forested volcanic massif at the center of the image is Mount Victory, which occupies the lower part of a peninsula SW of Cape Nelson (upper right). To the NE it abuts the deeply dissected Pleistocene Mount Trafalgar volcano, its summit draped by the larger cloud banks. The summit crater of Mount Victory contains a breached crater and several lava domes. The only confirmed historical activity of Mount Victory was a long-term late-19th to early 20th-century eruption that produced pyroclastic flows that reached the coast. · Photo: NASA Space Shuttle image STS093-710-19, 1999 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Papua New Guinea
Region
Southwestern Pacific / Trobriand Volcanic Province
Elevation
1832m
Coordinates
-9.200, 149.072
Last eruption
1935
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The dominantly andesitic Mount Victory stratovolcano, forming part of Cape Nelson on the NE coast of Papua New Guinea, is covered by rainforest.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Summary of the Wikipedia article “Mount Victory (Papua New Guinea)”

Mount Victory is an active volcano on the north east coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea with an approximate height of 1,884 metres (6,181 ft) to 1,891 metres (6,204 ft). It is bounded by the Ajova River.

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Eruption history

2 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
1890 – 1935
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1890)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1810~1818 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21882~1890 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 218101826185018661882

Detailed timeline

  1. 1890VEI 2Observed
    1890-07-02 – 1935-07-02
  2. 1810 (±10 yrs)VEI 2Method not stated
    1810-07-02 – end unknown

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