Unea Volcano
Updated: 25 apr. 2024 13:41 GMT -
Caldera 579 m / 1900 ft
Papua New Guinea, -4.89°S / 149.14°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Papua New Guinea, -4.89°S / 149.14°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Eruzioni del vulcano Unea: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
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Background
A 6-km-wide caldera rim forms the margin of Unea Island, which contains three post-caldera domes. The volcano is largely of Pleistocene age, although Holocene activity cannot be ruled out (Johnson 1990, pers. comm.).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Unea Volcano Photos
I colori di Dallol sembrano ultraterreni. Si tratta però solo di sale da cucina, zolfo e una tavolozza di altre sostanze chimiche, espulse dal vulcano sottostante. (Photo...