Tavurvur

Tavurvur

Infobox Mountain
Name = Rabaul caldera
Photo = Rabaul Harbor And Tavurur From Volcano Observatory.jpeg
Caption = A view of Tavurur from Rabaul Volcano Observatory.
Elevation = Convert|223|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Location = East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Range =
Prominence =
Coordinates = coord|4.271|S|152.203|E|type:mountain
Topographic

Type = Stratovolcano
Age =
Last eruption = 2006
First ascent =
Easiest route =

Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul in East New Britain province, 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.

The volcano is the most active feature of the Rabaul caldera, and has erupted as recently as 7 October 2006.

History

In 1937, Tavurvur, along with another nearby sub-vent Vulcan, erupted killing 507 people and causing enormous damage to the Rabaul township. Then in 1994, in conjunction with Vulcan again, the eruptions of Tavurvur forced the abandonment of most of Rabaul and the relocation of the provincial government to a new capital Kokopo.

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. [Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1758072.htm |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |work=Online News |title=Winds soften erupting volcano's impact |date=2006-10-08] Fortunately this time winds blew most of the ash away from Rabaul.

Gallery

References

External links

* [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0502-14= Global Volcanism Program: Rabaul]
* [http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_rabaul.html Volcano World: Tavurvur, Rabaul Caldera]


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