Tavurvur
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Tavurvur is a highly active stratovolcano near Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, known for its frequent explosive eruptions and significant ash plumes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tavurvur canonical | 5 |
| Tavurvur main crater | 1 |
| Tavurvur volcano | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| affects |
Rabaul
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabaul harbour
Rabaul ⓘ
surface form:
Rabaul town
|
| ashPlumesImpact | regional air traffic ⓘ |
| ashPlumesReach | stratosphere ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rabaul volcano ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| eruptedInYear |
1937
ⓘ
1994 ⓘ 2006 ⓘ 2014 ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
explosive
ⓘ
strombolian ⓘ vulcanian ⓘ |
| formsComplexWith | Vulcan volcano ⓘ |
| globalVolcanoNumber | 252140 ⓘ |
| hasCrater |
Tavurvur
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tavurvur main crater
|
| hasEruption |
1937 Rabaul eruption
ⓘ
1994 Rabaul eruption ⓘ 2006 eruption of Tavurvur ⓘ 2014 eruption of Tavurvur ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic bombs ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent explosive eruptions
ⓘ
large ash plumes ⓘ volcanic ash fall affecting Rabaul ⓘ |
| lastKnownEruptionStartYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Global Volcanism Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Global Volcanism Program database
|
| locatedIn |
Bismarck volcanic arc
ⓘ
East New Britain Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rabaul ⓘ |
| locatedOn | New Britain ⓘ |
| majorEruptionDate |
1994-09-19
ⓘ
2014-08-29 ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | Rabaul Volcanological Observatory ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Matupit Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Simpson Harbour ⓘ |
| overlies | New Britain Trench subduction system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bismarck volcanic arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Bismarck volcanic province
Garua Harbour volcanic complex ⓘ
surface form:
Rabaul caldera
|
| subductionOf | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityIndex | up to VEI 4 ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tavurvur main crater