Vulcan

Vulcan is a pumice cone in . 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, , forced the city of to be temporarily abandoned and the local administrative centres of to be moved to a new capital, .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Volcano
  • Description: Papua New Guinea Vulcano
  • Also known as: “Vulcan (volcano)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include 中國抗戰將士和遇難同胞陵園.

Cemetery
Photo: Lostelf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cemetery.

Vulcan

Latitude
-4.2636° or 4° 15′ 49″ south
Longitude
152.1618° or 152° 9′ 43″ east
Open location code
6R7JP5P6+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2659798251
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q900613
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Vulcan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “沃尔坎火山”
  • Chinese: “沃爾坎火山”
  • Dutch: “Vulcan”
  • Hebrew: “וולקן”
  • Japanese: “ブルカン火山”
  • Japanese: “西吹山”
  • Korean: “니시부키 산”
  • Korean: “벌컨산”
  • Russian: “Вулкан (вулкан)”
  • Russian: “Вулкан”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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