Likuruanga

Likuruanga is a stratovolcano in easternmost West New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Its low, dissected edifice contains a large volcanic crater that is breached to the north. The last known eruption from Likuruanga is prehistoric in age, having taken place during the Pleistocene epoch.[1]

Likuruanga
Left to right: Likuruanga, Ulawun and Bamus. Lolobau Island is at the bottom of image.
Highest point
Elevation904 m (2,966 ft)
Coordinates4.953°S 151.385°E / -4.953; 151.385
Geography
Likuruanga
Location in Papua New Guinea
LocationWest New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

A fatality occurred on Likuruanga's northern flank in September 2006 when a boy died in a hole at the village of Bakada. The cause of death was carbon dioxide asphyxiation.[1]

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