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Territory of Papua and New Guinea, report of investigation of volcanic activity Manam Island, T.N.G., April, 1953

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In March, 1953, the writer received a report concerning increased volcanic activity at Manam Island. Subsequently, the writer proceeded to Manam in order to investigate these reports. This report gives an account of the investigation and its findings. The structure of the island, volcanic activity, seismic activity, and the rock types encountered, are discussed.

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Title Territory of Papua and New Guinea, report of investigation of volcanic activity Manam Island, T.N.G., April, 1953
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/288bdba9-a8b0-48db-a272-e550346701fc
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Territory of Papua and New Guinea, report of investigation of volcanic activity Manam Island, T.N.G., April, 1953". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/territory-of-papua-and-new-guinea-report-of-investigation-of-volcanic-activity-manam-islan-1953