Karimui volcano

Stratovolcano 2561 m / 8402 ft
Papua New Guinea, -6.57°S / 144.77°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Karimui volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)

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The Pleistocene Karimui volcano is composed of 3-5 closely spaced eruptive centers extensively modified by a complex 17-20 km wide erosion caldera (Mackenzie and Johnson, 1984).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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