Vulcan volcano

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Vulcan volcano is an active stratovolcano on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for its explosive eruptions that have repeatedly devastated the nearby town of Rabaul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
administrativeRegion East New Britain Province
associatedWith Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
continent Oceania
country Papua New Guinea
eruptionColumnType Plinian
sub-Plinian
eruptionConsequence damage to infrastructure in Rabaul
evacuation of Rabaul residents
eruptionFrequency intermittent
eruptionHazardZone Rabaul area
eruptionImpact destruction of parts of Rabaul
eruptionProduct andesitic magma
dacitic magma
eruptionStyle explosive
formsPartOf Rabaul volcanic complex
linked to: Rabaul volcano
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasName Vulcan
hazardType ash fall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
knownFor devastating eruptions affecting Rabaul
explosive eruptions
lastMajorEruption 1994
locatedIn Bismarck Sea region
linked to: Bismarck Sea

East New Britain Province
Islands Region of Papua New Guinea
locatedNear Rabaul
locatedOn New Britain
island arc
monitoringAgency Rabaul Volcano Observatory
nameLanguage English
nearbySettlement Kokopo
Rabaul
nearbyVolcano Tavurvur
partOf Bismarck volcanic arc
region Melanesia
riskTo Rabaul
surrounding communities of Rabaul caldera
significantEruption 1937
1994
tectonicSetting subduction zone volcano
volcanicExplosivityIndex high
volcanicField Rabaul caldera system
linked to: Rabaul volcano
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Rabaul near Vulcan volcano
Tavurvur formsComplexWith Vulcan volcano