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Country: | Papua New Guinea | |
| Subregion Name: | New Britain | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0502-01= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Complex volcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 2009 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 1330 m | 4,363 feet | |
| Latitude: | 5.525°S | 5°31'30"S | |
| Longitude: | 148.42°E | 148°25'0"E | |
| Langila, one of the most active volcanoes of New Britain, consists of a group of four small overlapping composite basaltic-andesitic cones on the lower eastern flank of the extinct Talawe volcano. Talawe is the highest volcano in the Cape Gloucester area of NW New Britain. A rectangular, 2.5-km-long crater is breached widely to the SE; Langila volcano was constructed NE of the breached crater of Talawe. An extensive lava field reaches the coast on the north and NE sides of Langila. Frequent mild-to-moderate explosive eruptions, sometimes accompanied by lava flows, have been recorded since the 19th century from three active craters at the summit of Langila. The youngest and smallest crater (no. 3 crater) was formed in 1960 and has a diameter of 150 m. | |||
