Tavurvur
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Tavurvur is an active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. It is a sub-vent of the Rabaul caldera<ref name=gvp/> and lies on the eastern rim of the larger feature. An eruption of the volcano largely destroyed the nearby town of Rabaul in 1994.
Mount Tavurvur is the most active volcano in Rabaul caldera, and erupted most recently on 29 August 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The correct pronunciation of the volcano's name is tah-VOOR-voor, according to the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory.Template:Citation needed
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GalleryEdit
- NASA RabaulVolcano PIA01767.jpg
Space Radar Image of Rabaul Volcano
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Tavurvur from Low Earth orbit
- Tavurvur volcano edit.jpg
Tavurvur's 2009 eruption
- Ash Plume from Tavurvur, Papua New Guinea.jpg
Ash plume from Tavurvur
- Dark Days Are Coming.jpg
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External linksEdit
- Volcano World: Tavurvur, Rabaul Caldera
- Template:YouTube, the August 29th, 2014 eruption of Tavurvur captured by Phil McNamara.