page_title: Loloru
section_title: Lake Loloru
hierarchical_section_title: Loloru / Lake Loloru
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Loloru — a volcanic crater lake, on Bougainville Island near Buin, Papua New Guinea. Sacred place of South Bougainvillians, who traditionally believe the souls of their dead go here upon death.
context_page_description: Loloru is a pyroclastic shield volcano located in the southern region of Bougainville Island, within the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of northeastern Papua New Guinea.
  The volcano's summit consists of two nested calderas, with an andesitic lava dome.
context_section_description: Lake Loloru, a crescent-shaped volcanic crater lake covering 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) within the volcano caldera.  It is a sacred place of South Bougainvillians, who traditionally believe the souls of their dead go here upon death.
caption: Traditionally sacred Lake Loloru, a volcanic crater lake.
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