Vulcan
E936783
Vulcan is an active stratovolcano located near Rabaul in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, known for its explosive eruptions, including the major 1994 event.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vulcan canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active volcano
ⓘ
stratovolcano ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rabaul Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| eruptionCharacteristic | Plinian to sub-Plinian eruptions ⓘ |
| eruptionImpact | destruction of parts of Rabaul in 1994 ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct | andesitic to dacitic magma ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ashfall
ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ volcanic bombs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1994 eruption
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruption | 1994 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bismarck Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East New Britain Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanesia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoringAgency | Rabaul Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bismarck volcanic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabaul volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone volcano ⓘ |
| threatens | Rabaul urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicExplosivityPotential | high ⓘ |
| volcanoType | stratovolcano ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.