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Tavurvur

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

Tavurvur
Tavurvur erupting
Highest point
Elevation	688 m (2,257 ft)[1]
Coordinates	4°14′20″S 152°12′36″E / 4.239°S 152.21°E / -4.239; 152.21
Geography
Tavurvur East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain type	Cinder Cone volcano, vent of Rabaul caldera
Last eruption	August 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]}

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  Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano
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  Tavurvur from Low Earth orbit
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  Tavurvur's 2009 eruption
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  Ash plume from Tavurvur
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tavurvur volcano.

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