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  2. Rabaul - Wikipedia

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    611. Climate. Af. Rabaul (/ rɑːˈbaʊl /) is a township in the East New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. It lies about 600 kilometres to the east of the island of New Guinea. Rabaul was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash from a ...

  3. Rabaul caldera - Wikipedia

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    August to September 2014 [1] The Rabaul caldera, or Rabaul Volcano, is a large volcano on the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, and derives its name from the town of Rabaul inside the caldera. The caldera has many sub-vents, Tavurvur being the most well known for its devastating eruptions over Rabaul.

  4. Battle of Rabaul (1942) - Wikipedia

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    1,000 soldiers captured. 16 killed. 49 wounded. The Battle of Rabaul, also known by the Japanese as Operation R, an instigating action of the New Guinea campaign, was fought on the island of New Britain in the Australian Territory of New Guinea, from 23 January into February 1942. It was a strategically significant defeat of Allied forces by ...

  5. Rabaul District - Wikipedia

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    39,387. • Density. 410/km 2 (1,100/sq mi) Time zone. UTC+10 ( AEST) Rabaul District is a district of East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four administrative districts that make up the province.

  6. East New Britain Province - Wikipedia

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    East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, consisting of the north-eastern part of the island of New Britain and the Duke of York Islands. The capital of the province is Kokopo, not far from the old capital of Rabaul, which was largely destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 1994. East New Britain covers a total land area of 15,816 square ...

  7. Gazelle Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    Gazelle Peninsula. The Gazelle Peninsula is a large peninsula in northeastern East New Britain, Papua New Guinea located on the island of New Britain within the Bismarck Archipelago, situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The Rabaul caldera is located on the northern tip of the peninsula. Upon the Gazelle Peninsula are the Baining ...

  8. Rabaul Urban LLG - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 4°11′51″S 152°10′40″E  /  4.19762°S 152.177883°E  / -4.19762; 152.177883  (Rabaul Catholic Mission Area) Country. Papua New Guinea. Province. East New Britain Province. Time zone. UTC+10 (AEST) Rabaul Urban LLG is a local-level government (LLG) of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. [1][2]

  9. Tavurvur - Wikipedia

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    Tavurvur. 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 [1] 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 ...