Tavurvur

Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near , on the island of , in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 223 metres
  • Description: mountain
  • Also known as: Ghaie”, “Matupi Crater”, and “Tavurvur Volcano

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rabaul.

is the former provincial capital of East in . It was evacuated and nearly destroyed in 1994 when the nearby volcano Tavurvur erupted.

Tavurvur

Latitude
-4.23818° or 4° 14′ 17″ south
Longitude
152.20922° or 152° 12′ 33″ east
Elevation
223 metres (732 feet)
Open location code
6R7JQ665+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 292046205
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
2085643
Wiki­data ID
Q264862
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Satellite Map

Discover Tavurvur from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Breton to Venetian—“Tavurvur” goes by many names.
  • Breton: Tavurvur
  • Bulgarian: Тавурвур
  • Cebuano: Mount Tavurvur
  • Chinese: 塔乌鲁火山
  • Czech: Tavurvur
  • Dutch: Tavurvur
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل تاڤورڤور
  • Esperanto: Tavurvur
  • French: Tavurvur
  • German: Tavurvur
  • Hebrew: טבורבור
  • Hungarian: Tavurvur
  • Indonesian: Gunung Tavurvur
  • Indonesian: Tavurvur
  • Italian: Tavurvur
  • Japanese: Hanabukiyama
  • Japanese: タブルブル山
  • Japanese: はなぶきやま
  • Japanese: 花吹山
  • Korean: 타부르부르산
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Tavurvur
  • Norwegian: Tavurvur
  • Persian: تاووروور
  • Polish: Tavurvur
  • Portuguese: Tavurvur
  • Russian: Тавурвур
  • Spanish: Tavurvur
  • Swedish: Tavurvur
  • Ukrainian: Тавурвур
  • Venetian: Tavurvur

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Matupit Number 1 and Tongaru.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mt Tavurvur Crater Viewpoint and South Daughter.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tavurvur”. Photo: Taro Taylor, CC BY 2.0.