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Location Lat 8° 55' 56" S Long 148° 9' 41" E Mount Lamington (Mt. Lamington) is a andesitic stratovolcano with an elevation of 5,509' / 1,680m in New Guinea. The peak is located to the northeast is Embi Lakes, Girua (Girua Blocks), Girua Airport (Kenney, Dobodura No. 7) and beyond Popondetta. Today located in Oro Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Wartime History During World War II, Mount Lamington was a prominent landmark used by Allied pilots flying in the vicinity. The peak has the highest elevation of any terrain feature in the area and is visible from Popondetta and Dobodura. Postwar Mount Lamington was believed to be dormant. During the night of January 18, 1951 Mount Lamington began to erupt. Three days later on January 21, 1951 a violent eruption blew off the northern face of the mountain and triggered a pyroclastic flow devastating a 14km radius. An estimated 3,000 local people were killed by the eruption and immediate aftermath. Contribute
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