Emperor Range

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Emperor Range is a volcanic mountain range on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, known for containing the highly active Bagana volcano.

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Emperor Range canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
volcanic mountain range
administrativeRegion Autonomous Region of Bougainville
climate tropical rainforest
contains Bagana
Mount Balbi
Takuan Group
multiple volcanic centers
country Papua New Guinea
drainageRole source of rivers on Bougainville Island
elevation 2685 m
formedBy subduction of Solomon Sea Plate beneath Pacific Plate
geologicalAge Quaternary
linked to: Quaternary period
geologicalFeature chain of volcanic edifices
geologicalNature volcanic arc
hasVolcano Bagana
Mount Balbi
Takuan Group
hazard ashfall
lahars
lava flows
volcanic eruptions
highestPoint Mount Balbi
isOnIslandArc North Solomon Islands arc
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Melanesia
Oceania
South Pacific Ocean
locatedOn Bougainville Island
near New Britain Trench
Solomon Islands
nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Solomon Sea
notableFor frequent eruptions of Bagana
high volcanic activity
partOf Bismarck volcanic arc
Bougainville Island interior highlands
linked to: Bougainville Island
regionType mountainous interior of Bougainville Island
significance major volcanic center in Papua New Guinea
tectonicSetting subduction zone
vegetation dense rainforest
volcanicActivity ongoing
volcanicRockTypes andesite
basaltic andesite
volcanismType stratovolcano-dominated

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bagana mountainRange Emperor Range
Mount Balbi mountainRange Emperor Range