Mount Tavurvur spews a tower of ash 60,000 feet into the sky . The volcano is situated near the township of Rabaul on the island of New Britain . A volcano erupted in Papua New Guinea on Friday , spurting ash It erupted in 1883 and has been dormant for over 100 years, but it was recently reactivated by scientists from Australia who are studying its history to determine how long ago it last erupted.
Mount Tavurvur spews a tower of ash 60,000 feet into the sky . The volcano is situated near the township of Rabaul on the island of New Britain . It erupted in 1883 and has been dormant for over 100 years, but it was recently reactivated by scientists from Australia who are studying its history to determine how long ago it last erupted.