Jenni+-+Rabaul+Volcano

Hi everyone! =) Here I will tell information about the Rabaul volcano :)

Here's a link about it: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0502-14= __Description__ Rabaul is a volcano beside a city of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. Rabaul is a shield volcano. A shield volcano is a volcano built up almost entirely by lava flows. The name originates from the shield-like shape created by the liquid lava that produces a broad, gently sloping cone. A shield volcano has a central summit vent or group of vents that emit lava. Often rifts develop in the lava cone of the volcano, creating rift zones that also em  it lava. A big eruption in Rabaul happened in 1994. The eruption caused 75 percent of the houses in the area to collapse and could have been a humanatiar disaster. However, residents folowed emergency procedures when the volcano erupted and only a handful of deaths resulted. Residents who had witnessed the prevoius Rabaul eruption in 1937 recognized early signs before the eruption occurred and quickly began evacuation procedures.
 * Country: |||| Papua New Guinea ||
 * Subregion Name: |||| New Britain ||
 * Volcano Number: |||| 0502-14= ||
 * Volcano Type: |||| Pyroclastic shield ||
 * Volcano Status: |||| Historical ||
 * Last Known Eruption: |||| 2011 ||
 * Summit Elevation: || 688 m || 2,257 feet ||
 * Latitude: || 4.271°S || 4°16'15"S ||
 * Longitude: || 152.203°E || 152°12'10"E ||

 __Reports__

May 4th, 2012 Nothing happened. Last eruption happened in August 2011.

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