Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Sakar
The small circular island at the top-center is Sakar, the NE-most of a chain of volcanic islands off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The 8 x 10 km wide island, seen in this Space Shuttle image with north to the upper left, is an incised stratovolcano with a summit crater lake. The 50-km-wide island of Umboi, whose left side is cut by a large caldera breached to the NE, fills the center of the image. NASA Space Shuttle image STS50-100-D, 1992 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/).
Volcano Number: 251080
Volcano Name: Sakar
Country: Papua New Guinea
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 947m
Tectonic Setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km: 149
Pop. within 10km: 160
Pop. within 30km: 1176
Pop. within 100km: 58544
Latitude: -5.4098
Longitude: 148.0836



Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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Data from the MaGa Database
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