Matupit Number 1
Matupit Number 1 is a village in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Matupit Number 1 is situated nearby to the village Valaur, as well as near Rapolo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tavurvur and Vulcan.
Tavurvur
Volcano
Photo: Taro Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
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. Tavurvur is situated 2½ km east of Matupit Number 1.
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. Vulcan is situated 3½ km southwest of Matupit Number 1.
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.
Matupit Number 1
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Matupit”
- Category: locality
- Location: East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-4.24042° or 4° 14′ 26″ southLongitude
152.18591° or 152° 11′ 9″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
6R7JQ55P+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4953940698OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2091151
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In Other Languages
“Matupit Number 1” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “マチュピット”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valaur and Rapolo.
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Highlights include Church of John Wesley and Japanese WWII Bunker.
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