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Tanga Volcano | John Seach
New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
3.49 S, 153.21 E
summit elevation 472 m
caldera
Tanga islands are located 44 km from New Ireland. The islands caldera consist of Lif (283 m high), Tefa (155 m), southern Malendok (472 m). Bitlit and Bitbok islands are domes in the centre of the caldera.
Further reading
Lindley, I.D., 2016. Plate flexure and volcanism: Late Cenozoic tectonics of the Tabar–Lihir–Tanga–Feni alkalic province, New Ireland Basin, Papua New Guinea. Tectonophysics, 677, pp.312-323.
Tanga Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions at the volcano.