Dakataua

Dakataua
Dakataua lake on the north tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, left of the Pago volcano. On the right there is a steam plume over the sea from the Ulawun volcano.
Highest point
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Coordinates5°3′20″S 150°6′30″E / 5.05556°S 150.10833°E / -5.05556; 150.10833
Geography
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcBismarck volcanic arc
Last eruption1895 ± 5 years

The Dakataua Caldera is located at the northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The peninsula includes the 350 m high andesitic Mount Makalia stratovolcano. The last major collapse of Dakataua was during the Holocene around 800 CE. The most recent eruption on the caldera's rim was Mount Makalia in 1890, producing lava flows and cinder cones.

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