GVP volcano 251010 · no holder yet
Bam
Bam is a 685 m stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, last erupted in 1960.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 685 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1960
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1877
- Eruptions
- 17 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 3.61°S 144.82°E · Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Bismarck Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 251010
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).