Teachers Guide to Stratovolcanoes of the World
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Lamington, Papua New Guinea:
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Location: Papua New Guinea
Latitude and Longitude: 8.95°S, 148.15°E
Elevation: 1,680 m, 5,544 ft
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano
Earliest Eruption: 5980 BP
Oldest Historic Eruption: 1951
Most Recent Eruption: 1951, - 1956, VEI = 4, 3,000 persons killed
Number of Eruptions in 20th Century: 1
Largest Eruption: 1951-1956
Notable Feature(s): Dome, Pyroclastic flows
Notable Statistic: 3,000 deaths