Mount Ulawan

December 23, 2023

India recently sent relief material worth $1 million for the people affected by a volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea.
A major volcanic eruption of Mount Ulawun in Papua New Guinea resulted in widespread damage and destruction in the island nation.
Papua New Guinea lies in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a horse-shoe shaped band of volcanoes and fault lines circling the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
- It is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Mount Ulawun is Papua New Guinea most-active and tallest volcano, towering to a height of 2,334 meters (7,657 feet) above sea level.
- Its last major eruption was in 2019.
- It is a basaltic-to-andesitic stratovolcano.