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Bamus
Bamus is a 2,248 m stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, last erupted in 1886.
- Type
- Stratovolcano (composite landform)
- Summit
- 2,248 m above sea level
- Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Setting
- Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
- Last eruption
- 1886
- Largest known
- VEI 3, severe, 1886
- Eruptions
- 4 confirmed in the record
- Where
- 5.20°S 151.23°E · Papua New Guinea
- Region
- Bismarck Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
- Record
- Global Volcanism Program, volcano 252110
Not a hazard warning. For safety information follow the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (its directory lists the observatory for each country).