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Papua New Guinea · Compound volcano

Takuan Group

Type
Compound volcano
Elevation
2210m
Last eruption
Unknown
The Takuan Group in southern Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, is shown in this Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 12.5 km across). The group contains three edifices along a NW-SE trend, all of which have probable collapse scarps, and erosion on the flanks. The volcano in the center has a lava dome that has formed within the scarp.
The Takuan Group in southern Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, is shown in this Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 12.5 km across). The group contains three edifices along a NW-SE trend, all of which have probable collapse scarps, and erosion on the flanks. The volcano in the center has a lava dome that has formed within the scarp. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2018 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Compound volcano
Country
Papua New Guinea
Region
Southwestern Pacific / Bougainville Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2210m
Coordinates
-6.442, 155.608
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Takuan volcano group in southern Bougainville Island consists of three closely spaced, NW-SE-trending andesitic-dacitic stratovolcanoes.

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From Wikipedia

Takuan Group is a volcanic group located in the southern part of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It consists of three closely spaced stratovolcanoes and lava cones, Mount Takuan being the highest of them.

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Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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