Vulcan Crater
Vulcan Crater is a crater in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Vulcan Crater is situated nearby to the village Tavana, as well as near the locality Karavia Number 1.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vulcan and 中國抗戰將士和遇難同胞陵園.
Vulcan
Volcano
Vulcan is a pumice cone in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on its western rim. Its most recent eruption was in 1994, when it and another vent, Tavurvur, forced the city of Rabaul to be temporarily abandoned and the local administrative centres of East New Britain Province to be moved to a new capital, Kokopo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rabaul.
Rabaul
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rabaul is the former provincial capital of East New Britain in Papua New Guinea. It was evacuated and nearly destroyed in 1994 when the nearby volcano Tavurvur erupted.
Vulcan Crater
- Type: Crater
- Also known as: “Naka Jima” and “Volcano Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.26435° or 4° 15′ 52″ southLongitude
152.16196° or 152° 9′ 43″ eastElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
6R7JP5P6+7QGeoNames ID
2084322
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