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Mount Victory, Papua New Guinea

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Last eruption
  
1935

Prominence
  
1,831 m

Elevation
  
1,891 m

Mount Victory, Papua New Guinea

Location
  
Oro Province, Papua New Guinea

Mount Victory is an active volcano on the north east coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea with a height of 1,884 metres (6,181 ft). It is bounded by the Ajova River.

Map of Mount Victory, Papua New Guinea

The mountain is a major andesite volcano, with the magma known for its high levels of Nickel and Chromium. Captain John Moresby named the mountain after HMS Victory. The volcano was used as a beacon due by ships, due to the red crater glow. It last erupted in 1935.

Hydrographers Range, Mount Lamington, and Mount Trafalgar are three other large Quaternary stratovolcanoes in south-eastern New Guinea.

References

Mount Victory, Papua New Guinea Wikipedia