Éruption volcanique

Eruption of Rabaul

1850 · Papua New Guinea

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Quand
1850
Type
Éruption volcanique
Position
Papua New Guinea
Coordonnées
4.25° S, 152.19° E
Vei
2
Volcano type
Pyroclastic shield

Tavurvur

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

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 and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. An eruption of the volcano largely destroyed the nearby town of Rabaul in 1994.

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