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GVP volcano 252120 · no holder yet

Ulawun

Ulawun is a 2,334 m stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea, erupting as recently as 2025.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
2,334 m above sea level
Rock
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2025
Largest known
VEI 4, cataclysmic, 2019
Eruptions
47 confirmed in the record
Where
5.05°S 151.33°E · Papua New Guinea
Region
Bismarck Volcanic Arc, Southwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 252120

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