Volcano Facts

-Rabaul's highest peak is 688 meters high, or 2,257 feet.
-It is a cone shaped volcano, on East New Britain, in Papua New Guinea
-The plate boundary is convergent, oceanic to oceanic (Australian plate and Pacific plate)
-Its last eruption was March 2-10 of 2009, releasing ash and vapor
-Its a pyroclastic shield volcano, meaning its still active
-Neighboring volcanos are Kabiu, Turangunan, and Vulcan
-The volcano has an explosive eruption style
-Enviromental dangers include landslides, lightning strikes, tsunamis, and wild fires

Pictures

This is the eruption in 1994 from NASA orbiting the Earth

This is a map of the Caldera, and its neighboring volcanos

This is a picture from the ocean of the Rabaul Caldera erupting

Questions..

1. Where is the Rabaul Caldera located?

2. About how big is the volcano?

3. When was the last eruption?

4. What plates is the volcano located on?

5. What is the shape and flow of it?

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabaul_Calderahttp://www.anaspides.net/earth_life_sciences/rabaul_volcanic_caldera.html