⛰️ Mount Balbi

Papua New Guinea · Oceania · 2,715 m · 5.92°S, 154.98°E

Mount Balbi is a Holocene stratovolcano located in the northern portion of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. A gentle prominence at 05°54′09″S 154°59′28″E is the highest point of the island. There are five volcanic craters east of the summit, one of which contains a crater lake. The summit is composed of coalesced cones and lava domes which host a large solfatara field. There are numerous fumaroles near the craters, though Balbi has not erupted in historic time.

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Quick facts

Country	Papua New Guinea
Continent / region	Oceania
Elevation	2,715 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	5.92°S, 154.98°E · view on map

Mount Balbi rises to 2,715 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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Mount Lamington · Bagana · Billy Mitchell (volcano) · Sakar Island · Mount Wilhelm · Tavurvur · Mount Hagen (volcano) · Karkar Island · Baluan · Bamus Volcano.

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