Barracks Point
Barracks Point is a cape in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Barracks Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Tongaru, as well as near the village Baai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tavurvur.
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.
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.
Barracks Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Papua New Guinea
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-4.24971° or 4° 14′ 59″ southLongitude
152.2304° or 152° 13′ 50″ eastOpen location code
6R7JQ62J+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 8368048510OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2099819Wikidata ID
Q34807380
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Barracks Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barracks Point”
- Japanese: “中崎”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tongaru and Baai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Daughter and Mt Tavurvur Crater Viewpoint.
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