Ulawun

Ulawun is an active stratovolcano in West New Britain Province, on the island of in . About 130 km southwest of the township of , Ulawun is the highest mountain in and the second in the at 2,334 metres, and one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea.
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  • Volcano rising to 2,334 metres (7,657 feet)
  • …is also known as “Ulawun Volcano”
  • Description: stratovolcano situated on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Ulawun

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Latitude
-5.05096° or 5° 3′ 4″ south
Longitude
151.33134° or 151° 19′ 53″ east
Open location code
6R6HW8XJ+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3651085265
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2084788
Wiki­data ID
Q74158

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Ulawun” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ulawun”
  • Arabic: “أولوان”
  • Breton: “Ulawun”
  • Catalan: “Ulawun”
  • Cebuano: “Mount Ulawun”
  • Chinese: “烏拉旺火山”
  • Czech: “North Son”
  • Czech: “The Father”
  • Czech: “Ulawon”
  • Czech: “Ulawun”
  • Czech: “Uluwun”
  • Czech: “Vatr”
  • Dutch: “Ulawun”
  • Finnish: “Ulawun”
  • French: “Mont Ulawun”
  • French: “North Son”
  • French: “The Father”
  • French: “Ulawan”
  • French: “Ulawon”
  • French: “Ulawun”
  • French: “Uluwun”
  • French: “Vatr”
  • German: “Ulawun”
  • Hebrew: “אולאוון”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Ulawun”
  • Italian: “Ulawan”
  • Italian: “Ulawun”
  • Italian: “Vulcano Ulawun”
  • Japanese: “ウラウン山”
  • Korean: “울라운산”
  • Macedonian: “Улавун”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ulawun”
  • Polish: “Ulawan”
  • Russian: “Улавун”
  • Serbian: “Улавун”
  • Slovenian: “Ulawun”
  • Spanish: “Ulawun”
  • Ukrainian: “Улавун”
  • Wu Chinese: “乌拉旺火山”
  • Yue Chinese: “烏拉旺火山”

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