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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Sulu Range
Forested volcanoes of the Sulu Range occupy the center of this NASA Landsat image (N is to the top) of west-central New Britain. This group of partially overlapping small volcanoes and lava domes off Bangula Bay reaches heights of about 600 m. Mount Karai, also known as Mount Ruckenberg, lies on the NE side of the geochemically diverse, basaltic-to-rhyolitic complex. Kaiamu maar forms the peninsula extending about 1 km into Bangula Bay at the NW side of the Sulu Range. NASA Landsat7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)
Volcano Number:
252090
Volcano Name:
Sulu Range
Country:
Papua New Guinea
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano(es)
Elevation:
610m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
298
Pop. within 10km:
1543
Pop. within 30km:
15051
Pop. within 100km:
135039
Latitude:
-5.5
Longitude:
150.942
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The Sulu Range consists of a cluster of partially overlapping small stratovolcanoes and lava domes in north-central New Britain off Bangula Bay. The 610-m Mount Malopu at the southern end forms the high point of the basaltic-to-rhyolitic complex. Kaiamu maar forms a peninsula with a small lake extending about 1 km into Bangula Bay at the NW side of the Sulu Range. The Walo hydrothermal area, consisting of solfataras and mud pots, lies on the coastal plain west of the SW base of the Sulu Range. No historical eruptions are known from the Sulu Range, although some of the cones display a relatively undissected morphology. A vigorous new fumarolic vent opened in 2006, preceded by vegetation die-off, seismicity, and dust-producing landslides.
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