Dakataua
The Dakataua Caldera is located at the northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The peninsula includes the 350 m high andesitic Mount Makalia stratovolcano. [1]
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Dakataua lake on the North tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, left of the Pago volcano. On the right there is a steam plume over the sea from the Ulawun volcano. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Coordinates | 5°3′20″S 150°6′30″E |
Geography | |
Dakataua | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Bismarck volcanic arc |
Last eruption | 1895 ± 5 years |
Caldera lake
Dakataua caldera lake is about 76 m above sea level, has total surface area 48 km2 (19 sq mi), and the maximum depth approximately 120 m. [2]
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References
- Dakataua Global Volcanism Program · Department of Mineral Sciences · National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution © 2013
- E. BALL, J. GLUCKSMAN A limnological survey of Lake Dakataua, a large calderalake on West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, with comparisons to Lake Wisdom, a younger nearby caldera lake. Freshwater Biology (10)73, 1980
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