Witori, Papua New Guinea

Caldera · 724 m (2,375 ft) · New Britain-SW Pac

Witori is a caldera in Papua New Guinea, 724 m (2,375 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1900 to 1963. NOAA records 4 significant eruptions here.

Witori on the map

Witori 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: Caldera
Elevation: 724 m (2,375 ft)
Country: Papua New Guinea
Region: New Britain-SW Pac
Summit: 5.575° S, 150.516° E
Last known eruption: 1900 to 1963
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 252080

Significant eruptions

4 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.