Eruption history
The GVP knows of no dated Holocene eruptions of this volcano – it is listed because of other evidence of activity (such as young landforms or hot springs).
Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#255010)
Balbi
Balbi (Papua New Guinea) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 2,715 m above sea level. It has no dated eruptions, but the evidence of Holocene activity is credible.
- Elevation
- 2,715 m
- Last eruption
- —
- Confirmed eruptions
- 0
- Max VEI
- —
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Location
- 5.92° S, 155.00° E
- Region (GVP)
- Bougainville Volcanic Arc
- GVP type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
- Main rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite