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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Statements (57)

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