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GVP volcano 251080 · no holder yet

Sakar

Sakar is a 947 m stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, with no dated eruption on record.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
947 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
no dated eruption
Largest known
no eruption with a measured size
Eruptions
0 confirmed in the record
Where
5.41°S 148.08°E · Papua New Guinea
Region
Bismarck Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 251080

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