Earth:Loloru

Loloru
Loloru Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Highest point
Elevation	1,887 m (6,191 ft)
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] 6°31′S 155°37′E
Geography
Location	Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain type	Pyroclastic shield
Last eruption	1050 BCE (?)

Loloru is a pyroclastic shield volcano located in the southern region of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of northeastern Papua New Guinea.

The volcano's summit consists of two nested calderas, with an andesitic lava dome.

Lake Loloru

Traditionally sacred Lake Loloru, a volcanic crater lake.

Boys from Buin and Siwai visiting Lake Loloru (1978).

Lake Loloru is a crescent-shaped volcanic crater lake covering 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) within the volcano caldera. It is a sacred place of South Bougainvillians, who traditionally believe the souls of their dead go here upon death.

See also

• Volcanoes of Bougainville Island
• List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea

References

• "Loloru". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=255030.