Long Island

Papua New Guinea / Madang /

island, volcano

Long Island, known as Pono to its inhabitants, and Arop to New Guinea mainlanders, is a volcanic island in Madang province, Papua New Guinea. Two stratovolcanoes are located on the island: Mount Reaumur and Cerisy Peak. Between them is Lake Wisdom, which fills a caldera. The last major volcanic eruption was about 300 years ago. The island rises to 1,280 metres and has an area of 328 km².

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island,_Papua_New_Guinea

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Coordinates: 5°19'22"S 147°6'10"E

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ptilinopus1

I added an outline to this tag, as requested, but it was rejected on saving as "too large". Anyone able to solve this?

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