Mount Hagen (German: ''Hagensberg''), named after the German colonial officer
Curt von Hagen (1859–1897), is the second highest
volcano
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On Ear ...
in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
and on the
Australian continent
The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul (), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, Meganesia, or Papualand to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and East ...
, ranking behind only its neighbour
Mount Giluwe
Mount Giluwe is the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at ( Mount Wilhelm being the highest), and the fifth highest peak on the island of New Guinea. It is located in the Southern Highlands province and is an old shield volcano with v ...
which is roughly to the south-west. It is located on the border between the
Western Highlands and
Enga Provinces, about north-west of the city of
Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen ( tpi, Maun Hagen) is the third largest city in Papua New Guinea, with a population of 46,250. It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, ...
which is named after it.
Mount Hagen is an old
stratovolcano which has been heavily eroded during several
Pleistocene
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glaciation
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s. The maximum extent of the glaciers on Hagen was less than half that on the much higher Mount Giluwe, covering an area of up to 50 km² (20 mi²) and extending down below 3,400 m (11,000 ft).
See also
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Volcanic Seven Summits
The Volcanic Seven Summits are the highest volcanoes on each of the seven continents, just as the Seven Summits are the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Summiting all seven is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postul ...
References
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Stratovolcanoes of Papua New Guinea
Mountains of Papua New Guinea
Hiking in Papua New Guinea
Enga Province
Western Highlands Province
Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
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