Tavurvur
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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<ref name=gvp/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The correct pronunciation of the volcano's name is Template:Respell, according to the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory.Template:Citation needed
History
Gallery
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Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano -
Tavurvur from Low Earth orbit -
Tavurvur's 2009 eruption -
Ash plume from Tavurvur -
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Dunes of volcanic ash near Tavurvur
References
Further reading
External links
- Volcano World: Tavurvur, Rabaul Caldera
- Template:YouTube, the August 29th, 2014 eruption of Tavurvur captured by Phil McNamara.