Waiowa
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Waiowa (also called Goropu) is an isolated trachyandesitic volcano on New Guinea island, Papua New Guinea. It is located 19 km inland from Collingwood Bay in Oro Province. It lies on a fault line along the northeast flank of the Owen Stanley metamorphic belt. It is one of the planet's newest volcanoes, it formed in September 1943.
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Waiowa | |
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Goropu | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 09°34′00″S 149°04′30″E[1] |
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Geology | |
Mountain type | Pyroclastic cone |
Last eruption | 1943 to 1944 |
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