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1970 Ulawun Eruption

Daytime look at the volcano Ulawun. It hides behind a cloud as the vent at its summit spews out an ash plume into the sky.

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One third of the world’s volcanic gasses come from the volcanoes of Melanesia. This 1970 photo features an eruption from Ulawun, an active volcano in Papua New Guinea, with its rising ash plume.

Object ID

02.04.03a

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Johnson, Wally

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1970 Ulawun Eruption

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1970-01-15

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New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/ShowImage.cfm?photo=GVP-00465

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Creator

Johnson, Wally

Publisher

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Date

1970-01-15

Location

New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Module

Pacific Islanders, Module 4

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

URL

https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/ShowImage.cfm?photo=GVP-00465

Source

Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Licensor

Australia Bureau of Mineral Resources

MUMI Number

02.04.054.IMG

Creator

Johnson, Wally

Publisher

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Date

1970-01-15

Location

New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Module

Pacific Islanders, Module 4

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

URL

https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/ShowImage.cfm?photo=GVP-00465

Source

Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Licensor

Australia Bureau of Mineral Resources

MUMI Number

02.04.054.IMG

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