Tavurvur

Active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea

Tavurvur

East New Britain,
Papua New Guinea

GeologyMountain typeCinder Cone volcano, vent of Rabaul calderaLast eruptionAugust to September 2014^[1]

Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera^[1] and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. An eruption of the volcano largely destroyed the nearby town of Rabaul in 1994.

Mount Tavurvur is the most active volcano in Rabaul caldera, and erupted most recently on 29 August 2014.^[2]

The correct pronunciation of the volcano's name is tah-VOOR-voor, according to the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory.^{[citation needed]}

History

Gallery

Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano
Tavurvur from Low Earth orbit
Tavurvur's 2009 eruption
Ash plume from Tavurvur

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rabaul". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
^ "Rabaul (Tavurvur) volcano (New Britain, Papua New Guinea) activity update". volcanodiscovery.com. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-11-11.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tavurvur volcano.

Volcano World: Tavurvur, Rabaul Caldera
Volcano Eruption in Papua New Guinea on YouTube, the August 29th, 2014 eruption of Tavurvur captured by Phil McNamara.