Bagana

The volcano on Bougainville bagana seen from SW

The volcano bagana is one of the youngest and most active at the same time the group of islands of Melanesia and dominates with its height of 1750 meters the center of the island of Bougainville. The symmetrical crater was constructed by a plurality of overlying andesitic lava flows. Non - explosive discharge of viscous lava is characteristic of the behavior of the outbreak bagana, however, occurred in the past also more explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flows.

Historical records report several eruptions of the volcano, including on 15 March 1842 to 1865, December 1883, 1894-1895, 1897, 1899, July 15, 1908 September 7, 1937, May 15, 1938 in January 1939, April 1943, 1945 to 1947, December 1948, February and December 1951, 29 to October 1952, June to September 1953, 1956, 1960, July 26, 1961, February 15, 1962-1963, April 24, 1964 to 1965, 20 March. 1966 to November 30, 1967, August 1968, May 1970 to August 1971, 1972-1995 ( emissions of 1 million cubic meters of lava ) 16 September 2000 until 2009.