Baluan Volcano - John Seach

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Admiralty Islands, Manus Province,
Papua New Guinea

2.57 S, 147.28 E
summit elevation 254 m
stratovolcano

Baluan Island is located south of Manus Island. Warm springs occur along the coast. Baluan is densly wooded and roughly circular. The island is surrounded by reef. The centre of the island has an oval shaped crater 1 km x 0.5 km in diameter. The crater floor is vegetated.

Baluan Volcano Eruptions

Possible eruption of Baluan volcano in 1931 from a submarine vent.