Kadovar
Kadovar is a volcanic island in Papua New Guinea northeast of the much larger island of New Guinea. The volcano erupted in January 2018 and the eruption is ongoing as of 2023, although the activity level is generally considered to be low.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: mountain in Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “Blosseville” and “Kadover”
- Historically known as: “Kadowar Island”
Kadovar
- Categories: mountain, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-3.60734° or 3° 36′ 26″ southLongitude
144.58828° or 144° 35′ 18″ eastPopulation
434Elevation
310 metres (1,017 feet)Open location code
6R869HVQ+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 22293513OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Kadovar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Kadovar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kadovar Island”
- Catalan: “Kadovar”
- Cebuano: “Kadovar Island”
- Chinese: “卡多瓦爾島”
- Dutch: “Kadovar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كادوڤار”
- French: “Kadovar”
- German: “Kadovar”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Kadovar”
- Italian: “Kadovar”
- Japanese: “カドバー島”
- Ladin: “Kadovar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kadovar”
- Polish: “Kadovar”
- Swedish: “Kadovar”
- Ukrainian: “Кадовар”
- Venetian: “Kadovar”
- Vietnamese: “Kadovar”
- Western Panjabi: “کیڈوار”
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Notable Places Nearby
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