Managlase Plateau

Volcanic field in Papua New Guinea

Key Facts

Elevation

1,342 m (4,403 ft)

Type

Volcanic field

Location

-9.080°, 148.330°

Region

Trobriand Volcanic Province

Rock Type

Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone

Location

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Overview

Thirty small volcanic centers of late-Pleistocene to Holocene age are located in SE Papua New Guinea on the Managlase Plateau, south of the Hydrographers Range and SW of the Dyke Ackland Bay. The fault-bounded plateau forms a triangular-shaped area with trachybasaltic lava cones and flows, scoria mounds, cinder cones, and explosion vents of the Uoivi Volcanics, and capped on its eastern side by rhyodacitic ash cones, lava domes, and ashflow deposits of the Manna Volcanics. The date of the most recent eruption is not known, but the trachybasaltic Kururui cinder cone and a nearby explosion crater were active within memory of nearby residents (Ruxton, 1966).

Volcanic Hazards & Risk Assessment

Primary Hazards

Risk Level

Population at RiskModerate

Infrastructure RiskModerate

Aviation RiskSignificant

Geological Composition & Structure

Rock Types

Primary

Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite

Silica Content

Varied composition

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone

Formed by oceanic plate subduction, typically producing explosive eruptions due to water-rich magmas.

Age & Formation

Epoch

Holocene

Evidence

Evidence Credible

Eruption Statistics & Analysis

Metric	Value	Global Ranking	Significance
Total Recorded Eruptions	Unknown	Low	Moderately active volcano
Maximum VEI	VEI Unknown	Minor	Local impact potential
Recent Activity	Unknown	Historical	Historically active

Monitoring & Alert Status

Monitoring Networks

Global Volcanism Program

International eruption database

Current Status

Normal

No recent activity. Routine monitoring continues.

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Regional Volcanic Activity

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Quick Info

•Smithsonian ID: 253021
•Evidence: Evidence Credible
•Epoch: Holocene

About the Photo

Thirty small volcanic centers have been identified in the Managlase Plateau in SE Papua New Guinea. Some of these are shown in this July 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 13 km across). Several vegetated craters, lava domes, and cones are visible across this image, and lava flows have also been reported.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).