What the records say
- When
- 18 Sep 1943 – 31 Aug 1944
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 9.55° S, 149.13° E
- Vei
- 3
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 253040
- Eruption number
- 15108
Waiowa
Waiowa is an isolated trachyandesitic volcano on New Guinea island, Papua New Guinea. It is located 19 km inland from Collingwood Bay in Oro Province. It lies on a fault line along the northeast flank of the Owen Stanley metamorphic belt. It is one of the planet's newest volcanoes, it formed in September 1943.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page
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