Sakar Island

Sakar Island

Infobox Mountain
Name= Sakar Island
Photo= Dampier Strait NASA.jpg
Caption= Dampier Strait seen from space. Also visible are Umboi Island (west), New Britain (east) and Sakar Island (north). (false color)
Elevation= Convert|992|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Location=Papua New Guinea
Range=
Prominence = Convert|992|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates = coord|5|24|50|S|148|05|40|E|region:PG_type:isle
Topographic

Type=Stratovolcano
Age=
Last eruption= Unknown
First ascent=
Easiest route=

Sakar Island is a volcanic island northwest of New Britain in the Bismarck Sea, at coord|5.4166667|S|148.1|E|. It is a stratovolcano with a summit crater lake. No recorded eruptions are known.

References

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0501-08= Global Volcanism Program: Sakar]


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