Rabaul volcano

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Rabaul volcano is a large, historically active caldera volcano on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for its powerful eruptions and the town of Rabaul built within its caldera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
caldera volcano
stratovolcano complex
affects East New Britain Province
Kokopo
Rabaul
calderaDiameter about 8 km
up to 14 km including submarine parts
composition andesitic
dacitic
country Papua New Guinea
elevation 688 m
eruptedIn 1878
1937
1994
c. 535 CE
eruptionStyle Plinian
pyroclastic
sub-Plinian
GVP_ID 252140
hasFeature large caldera
multiple vents
ring fracture system
submarine margins
hasLake Simpson Harbour (partly fills caldera)
hasVent Kokopo
Rabalanakaia
Tavurvur
Turangunan
Vulcan
hasVolcanicExplosivityIndex 4–6 (range for historical and prehistoric eruptions)
hazardType ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
volcanic gas emissions
knownFor ashfall affecting aviation
destruction of Rabaul town
powerful explosive eruptions
pyroclastic flows
lastEruption 2014
listedIn Global Volcanism Program
locatedIn Bismarck Archipelago
New Britain
Papua New Guinea
majorEruptionYear 1878
1937
1994
monitoringAgency Rabaul Volcanological Observatory
near Rabaul (town)
linked to: Rabaul
overlies New Britain Trench subduction system
partOf Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
tectonicSetting subduction zone
typeLocalityOf Rabaul-type caldera
VEI 4 (for 1937 eruption)
4 (for 1994 eruption)
6 (for large prehistoric eruptions)
volcanicArc Bismarck volcanic arc

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Tavurvur associatedWith Rabaul volcano
Vulcan volcano associatedWith Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Vulcan volcano formsPartOf Rabaul volcanic complex
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Vulcan volcano volcanicField Rabaul caldera system
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Blanche Bay nearVolcano Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Gazelle Peninsula hasVolcano Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Rabaul Volcanological Observatory monitors Rabaul Caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
1994 Rabaul eruption eruptionOf Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
1994 Rabaul eruption caldera Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
1994 Rabaul eruption comparedTo 1937 Rabaul eruption
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Rabaul volcano partOf Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Simpson Harbour surroundedBy Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Simpson Harbour near Rabaul volcano
Simpson Harbour partOf Rabaul caldera system
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Pago Volcano associatedWith Rabaul Caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Pago Volcano hasVolcanicComplex Rabaul volcanic complex
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Vulcan partOf Rabaul volcanic complex
linked to: Rabaul volcano
Vulcan associatedWith Rabaul Caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano