Mount Balbi

Mount Balbi
Mount Balbi is the light-colored area at the center of the image.
Elevation	2,715 m (8,907 ft)
Prominence	2,715 m (8,907 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Mount Balbi Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Range	Emperor Range
Coordinates	5°55′00″S 154°59′00″E / 5.9166667°S 154.9833333°E / -5.9166667; 154.9833333Coordinates: 5°55′00″S 154°59′00″E / 5.9166667°S 154.9833333°E / -5.9166667; 154.9833333
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	Appr. 10 to 12 000 years ago
Last eruption	Not in historic time

Mount Balbi is a Holocene stratovolcano located in the northern portion of the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is the highest point of the island. There are five volcanic craters along a ridge north of the summit, one of which contains a crater lake. There are numerous fumaroles near the craters, though Balbi has not erupted in historic time.

See also

• List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea

References

• Global Volcanism Program: Balbi
• Bagana Volcano and Balbi Volcano, Bougainville Island