⛰️ Langila

Papua New Guinea · Oceania · 1,330 m · 5.53°S, 148.42°E

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Langila
Langila is one of the most active volcanoes of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It consists of four overlapping volcanic cones on the eastern flank of an older extinct volcano, Talawe. Talawe is the largest volcano in Cape Gloucester. There have been dozens of recorded eruptions since the 19th century from three separate volcanic craters at the summit of Langila. The most recent eruptive cycle of Langila began in August 2006 and continued into early 2007. Volcanic activity at Langila consists of Strombo-Vulcanian and Vulcanian eruptions and lava flows. Langila is one of the most active volcanoes in the Bismark archipelago. The smallest crater is crater number 3.

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Quick facts

CountryPapua New Guinea
Continent / regionOceania
Elevation1,330 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)5.53°S, 148.42°E · view on map

Langila rises to 1,330 m in Papua New Guinea, in Oceania. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate summit. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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