Arrival of the First Catholic Missionaries to Matupit

Arrival of the First Catholic Missionaries to Matupit is a monument in , . Arrival of the First Catholic Missionaries to Matupit is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tavurvur and Vulcan.

Volcano
Photo: Taro Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
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. is situated 2½ km east of Arrival of the First Catholic Missionaries to Matupit.

Volcano
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, . is situated 4 km southwest of Arrival of the First Catholic Missionaries to Matupit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rabaul.

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the former provincial capital of East in . It was evacuated and nearly destroyed in 1994 when the nearby volcano Tavurvur erupted.

Arrival of the First Catholic Missionaries to Matupit

Latitude
-4.2385° or 4° 14′ 19″ south
Longitude
152.18679° or 152° 11′ 12″ east
Open location code
6R7JQ56P+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5847596985
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of John Wesley and Japanese WWII Bunker.

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