Kadovar

Kadovar Island
Kadovar Island is located in Papua New Guinea
Kadovar Island
Kadovar Island
Highest point
Elevation365 m (1,198 ft)
Coordinates3°36′32″S 144°35′18″E / 3.60889°S 144.58833°E / -3.60889; 144.58833
Geography
LocationPapua New Guinea
Geology
Rock ageHolocene
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcwestern end of the Bismarck volcanic arc[1]
Last eruption2018-ongoing

Kadovar is a volcanic island in Papua New Guinea northeast of the much larger island of New Guinea. The volcano erupted in January 2018 and the eruption is ongoing as of 2023, although the activity level is generally considered to be low.[2] There were some heightened thermal phenomena in 1976.[2]

  1. ^ Llanes, P.; Silver, E.; Day, S.; Hoffman, G. (2009). "Interactions between a transform fault and arc volcanism in the Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea" (PDF). Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 10 (6): n/a. Bibcode:2009GGG....10.6013L. doi:10.1029/2009GC002430. S2CID 129615507.
  2. ^ a b "Kadovar". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

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