Long Island, Papua New Guinea

Complex volcano · 1,280 m (4,199 ft) · New Guinea-NE of

Long Island is a complex volcano in Papua New Guinea, 1,280 m (4,199 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here, which killed 2,000 people where the toll is counted.

Long Island on the map

Long Island 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: Complex volcano
Elevation: 1,280 m (4,199 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: New Guinea-NE of
Summit: 5.358° S, 147.120° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 251050

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.