Loloru
Loloru is a pyroclastic shield volcano located in the southern region of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of northeastern Papua New Guinea.
Loloru | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,887 m (6,191 ft) |
Coordinates | 6°31′S 155°37′E |
Geography | |
Location | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Pyroclastic shield |
Last eruption | 1050 BCE (?) |
The volcano's summit consists of two nested calderas, with an andesitic lava dome.
Lake Loloru
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Traditionally sacred Lake Loloru, a volcanic crater lake.
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Boys from Buin and Siwai visiting Lake Loloru (1978).
Lake Loloru, a crescent-shaped volcanic crater lake covering 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) within the volcano caldera. It is a sacred place of South Bougainvillians, who traditionally believe the souls of their dead go here upon death.
gollark: Too bad, it is inevitable.
gollark: Well, there are tradeoffs; either you accept it just repeating the input lots, or poor quality.
gollark: Which means it can capture other stuff less, and when it reaches 0 health it dies.
gollark: It takes damage.
gollark: You partly capture something by moving close to it.
See also
- Volcanoes of Bougainville Island
- List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea
References
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