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Baluan
Baluan is located in Papua New Guinea
Baluan
Baluan
Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands
Highest point
Elevation254 m (833 ft)
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 2°34′S 147°17′E / 2.57°S 147.28°E / -2.57; 147.28 (Baluan)
Geography
LocationPapua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Baluan is a stratovolcano on Baluan Island in the Admiralty Islands. The volcano is considered dormant, though warm springs are present on the island and in 1931 there were unconfirmed reports of an active submarine vent nearby.[1]

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