Mountain type Pyroclastic shield Last eruption 1050 BC | Elevation 1,887 m | |
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Location Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Similar Bagana, Mount Balbi, Tore, Dakataua, Waiowa | ||
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.
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Map of Loloru, Papua New Guinea
The volcano's summit consists of two nested calderas, with an andesitic lava dome.
Lake Loloru
Lake Loloru, a crescent-shaped crater lake, is within the volcano. It is a sacred place of South Bougainvillians, who traditionally believe the souls of their dead go here upon death.
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Loloru Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA