Tavurvur
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Tavurvur is an active volcano that lies near Rabaul
in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera
and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.
Mt Tavurvur is the most well known volcano in Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently in January 2009.
, erupted, killing 507 people.
On the 7th of October 2006 the volcano erupted again, and an initial blast shattered windows up to 12 kilometres away and sent an ash plume 18 km into the stratosphere. Fortunately this time winds blew most of the ash away from Rabaul.
Rabaul
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. The town was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption. During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the...
in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera
Rabaul caldera
Rabaul caldera is a large volcano situated in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It derives its name from the town of Rabaul situated inside the caldera. The highest of its multiple peaks is ....
and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.
Mt Tavurvur is the most well known volcano in Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently in January 2009.
History
In 1937, Tavurvur and another nearby volcano, VulcanVulcan (volcano)
Vulcan is a pumice cone in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the western rim of the larger feature. Its most recent eruption was in 1994, when in conjunction with another vent, Tavurvur, the eruptions of Vulcan forced the abandonment of the city of Rabaul and the...
, erupted, killing 507 people.
On the 7th of October 2006 the volcano erupted again, and an initial blast shattered windows up to 12 kilometres away and sent an ash plume 18 km into the stratosphere. Fortunately this time winds blew most of the ash away from Rabaul.