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Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Bougainville / Mount Balbi
Record SL-858834 · Wikidata Q1298202

Mount Balbi

Ultra
Elevation
2,715 m
8,907 ft
Prominence
2,715 m
Isolation
752.3 km
Coordinates
5.9167° S, 154.9825° E
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Mount Balbi
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Balbi is a Holocene stratovolcano located in the northern portion of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. A gentle prominence at 05°54′09″S 154°59′28″E is the highest point of the island. There are five volcanic craters east of the summit, one of which contains a crater lake. The summit is composed of coalesced cones and lava domes which host a large solfatara field. There are numerous fumaroles near the craters, though Balbi has not erupted in historic time.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Sarau 2,695 m N 15° 0.3 km
Viasito 2,649 m SE 143° 2.4 km