Mountains in Papua New Guinea
Tavurvur
688 m2,257 ft
Mountain · 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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At the summit · forecast for 12:00 PM
28 °CClear · wind 26 km/h from the SE
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Tavurvur, 688 m
- 12:00 PM28 °CSE 26 km/h–
- 3:00 PM27 °CSE 31 km/h–
- 6:00 PM23 °CSE 31 km/h–
- 9:00 PM22 °CSE 28 km/h–
- 12:00 AM22 °CSE 30 km/h–
- 3:00 AM21 °CSE 26 km/h–
- 6:00 AM21 °CSE 24 km/h–
- 9:00 AM26 °CSE 23 km/h0.4 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Clear | 28 °C / 22 °C | – | 31 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Rain | 27 °C / 21 °C | 1.4 mm | 30 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Light rain | 26 °C / 20 °C | 1.5 mm | 28 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Rain | 27 °C / 21 °C | 2.8 mm | 26 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Mostly clear | 26 °C / 22 °C | – | 10 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Rain | 26 °C / 21 °C | 4.3 mm | 9 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Heavy rain | 26 °C / 21 °C | 10.8 mm | 8 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 11:17 AM GMT+10. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 688 m (2,257 ft)
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- 4.239°S 152.210°E
- Volcano number
- 252140 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Peaks near Tavurvur
- Rabaul caldera688 m · 3.6 km awayOn the map
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History around Tavurvur
Towns near Tavurvur
- Kokopo13 km away