Duau Volcano
Updated: Apr 18, 2024 04:14 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1850 m / 6070 ft
Papua New Guinea, -6.92°S / 144.58°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Papua New Guinea, -6.92°S / 144.58°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Duau volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Pleistocene Mt. Duau is dominated by a 10-km-wide breached escarpment that may result from slope failure (Johnson, 1987). A slide block that includes the summit crater is located at the head of the escarpment.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information