Tavurvur

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Tavurvur

Tavurvur erupting
Elevation 223 m (732 ft)
Location
Location East New Britain,
Papua New Guinea
Coordinates 4°14′20″S 152°12′36″E / 4.239°S 152.21°E / -4.239; 152.21
Geology
Type Stratovolcano, vent of Rabaul caldera
Last eruption 2013 (ongoing)[1]

Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano that lies near Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera[1] and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. The volcano is most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.

Mount Tavurvur is the most well known volcano in Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently as 2013.

History

In 1937, Tavurvur and another nearby volcano, Vulcan, 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.[2] Fortunately this time winds blew most of the ash away from Rabaul.

Gallery

  • Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano

  • Tavurvur from Low Earth orbit

  • Tavurvur's 2009 eruption

  • Ash Plume from Tavurvur, Papua New Guinea.jpg
  • Dark Days Are Coming.jpg

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rabaul". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0502-14%3D.
  2. ↑ "Winds soften erupting volcano's impact". Online News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-10-08. 

External links

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Coordinates: 4°14′20″S 152°12′36″E / 4.239°S 152.21°E / -4.239; 152.21

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