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The volcano '''Pago''' is located East of [[Kimbe]], [[West New Britain]] Province, [[Papua New Guinea]]. Pago is a young post-caldera cone within the Witori Caldera. The Buru Caldera cuts the SW flank of the Witori volcano. Biggest eruptions were at 4000±200 BC, VEI 6, 10 cubic kilometres (2.5 mi.<sup>3</sup>); 1370±100 BC, VEI6, 30 km<sup>3</sup> (7 mi.<sup>3</sup>); and 710±75 AD, VEI 6, 20 km<sup>3</sup> (5 mi.<sup>3</sup>) of tephra.<ref name="largeeruptions">http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/largeeruptions.cfm</ref> |
The volcano '''Pago''' is located East of [[Kimbe]], [[West New Britain]] Province, [[Papua New Guinea]]. Pago is a young post-caldera cone within the Witori Caldera. The Buru Caldera cuts the SW flank of the Witori volcano. Biggest eruptions were at 4000±200 BC, VEI 6, 10 cubic kilometres (2.5 mi.<sup>3</sup>); 1370±100 BC, VEI6, 30 km<sup>3</sup> (7 mi.<sup>3</sup>); and 710±75 AD, VEI 6, 20 km<sup>3</sup> (5 mi.<sup>3</sup>) of tephra.<ref name="largeeruptions">http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/largeeruptions.cfm</ref> |
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Pago erupted 8 times in the 500 years to 2002, including a major eruption in 1933. In 2002 the threat of a major eruption of Pago caused the evacuation of 15,000 people.<ref name="Mason-Dixon">{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Betty |last2=Dixon |first2=Nicola |title=Pago poised to blow its top |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17623640-400-pago-poised-to-blow-its-top/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |work=New Scientist |date=11 October 2002}}</ref> Five volcanic explosive ash-plume advisories were issued related to Pago in the months May-July 2012.<ref name="Wunderman et al">{{cite journal |last1=Wunderman |first1=Rick |last2=Herrick |first2=Julie |last3=Kuhn Sennert |first3=Sally |last4=Andrews |first4=Benjamin |title=Pago |journal=Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network |date=September 2013 |volume=38 |issue=9 |pages= |
Pago erupted 8 times in the 500 years to 2002, including a major eruption in 1933. In 2002 the threat of a major eruption of Pago caused the evacuation of 15,000 people.<ref name="Mason-Dixon">{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Betty |last2=Dixon |first2=Nicola |title=Pago poised to blow its top |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg17623640-400-pago-poised-to-blow-its-top/ |access-date=17 December 2021 |work=New Scientist |date=11 October 2002}}</ref> Five volcanic explosive ash-plume advisories were issued related to Pago in the months May-July 2012.<ref name="Wunderman et al">{{cite journal |last1=Wunderman |first1=Rick |last2=Herrick |first2=Julie |last3=Kuhn Sennert |first3=Sally |last4=Andrews |first4=Benjamin |title=Pago |journal=Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network |date=September 2013 |volume=38 |issue=9 |pages=1–2 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280152990}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Pago | |
|---|---|
 Pago on the left | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 742 m (2,434 ft) |
| Coordinates | 5°35′0″S 150°31′0″E / 5.58333°S 150.51667°E |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 350 years ago |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Bismarck volcanic arc |
| Last eruption | May to July 2012 |
The volcano Pago is located East of Kimbe, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Pago is a young post-caldera cone within the Witori Caldera. The Buru Caldera cuts the SW flank of the Witori volcano. Biggest eruptions were at 4000±200 BC, VEI 6, 10 cubic kilometres (2.5 mi.3); 1370±100 BC, VEI6, 30 km3 (7 mi.3); and 710±75 AD, VEI 6, 20 km3 (5 mi.3) of tephra.[1]
Pago erupted 8 times in the 500 years to 2002, including a major eruption in 1933. In 2002 the threat of a major eruption of Pago caused the evacuation of 15,000 people.[2] Five volcanic explosive ash-plume advisories were issued related to Pago in the months May-July 2012.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/largeeruptions.cfm
- ^ Mason, Betty; Dixon, Nicola (11 October 2002). "Pago poised to blow its top". New Scientist. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Wunderman, Rick; Herrick, Julie; Kuhn Sennert, Sally; Andrews, Benjamin (September 2013). "Pago". Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network. 38 (9): 1–2.
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