Bagana, Papua New Guinea

Lava cone · 1,855 m (6,086 ft) · Bougainville-SW Paci

Bagana is a lava cone in Papua New Guinea, 1,855 m (6,086 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here.

Bagana on the map

Bagana and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Lava cone
Elevation: 1,855 m (6,086 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: Bougainville-SW Paci
Summit: 6.137° S, 155.196° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 255020

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.