Loloru
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| Loloru | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,887 m (6,191 ft) |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type(s) | Pyroclastic shield, stratovolcano[1] |
| Last eruption | 1050 BCE (?) |
Loloru is a pyroclastic shield volcano located in the southern region of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of northeastern Papua New Guinea.
The volcano's summit consists of two nested calderas, with an andesitic lava dome.
Lake Loloru
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Lake Loloru is a crescent-shaped volcanic crater lake covering 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) within the volcano caldera. It is a sacred place of South Bougainvillians, who traditionally believe the souls of their dead go here upon death.
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Categories:
- Volcanoes of Bougainville Island
- Lakes of Papua New Guinea
- Volcanic crater lakes
- Geography of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- Mountains of Papua New Guinea
- Pyroclastic shields
- Sacred lakes
- Shield volcanoes of Papua New Guinea
- Calderas of Papua New Guinea
- Stratovolcanoes of Papua New Guinea
- Stratovolcanoes with shield volcano characteristics
- Islands Region geography stubs