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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Ambae
Two lakes of variable color lie with the summit caldera of Ambae volcano, as seen in this view from the W. The light blue lake in the foreground is Lake Voui (or Vui), which is enclosed in the crater of a tuff ring within the summit caldera. The dark blue Lake Manaro Lakua lies between the tuff ring and the E caldera wall. Ambae, the most voluminous volcano of the New Hebrides archipelago, forms a 16 x 38 km island. Pentecost Island appears in the background. Photo by Karoly Nemeth, 2005 (Massey University).
Volcano Number:
257030
Volcano Name:
Ambae
Country:
Vanuatu
Volcano Type:
Shield
Last Eruption:
2024 CE
Elevation:
1496m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
73
Pop. within 10km:
1279
Pop. within 30km:
4326
Pop. within 100km:
73308
Latitude:
-15.389
Longitude:
167.835
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The island of Ambae, also known as Aoba, is a massive 2,500 km3 basaltic shield that is the most voluminous volcano of the New Hebrides archipelago. A pronounced NE-SW-trending rift zone with numerous scoria cones gives the 16 x 38 km island an elongated form. A broad pyroclastic cone containing three crater lakes (Manaro Ngoru, Voui, and Manaro Lakua) is located at the summit within the youngest of at least two nested calderas, the largest of which is 6 km in diameter. That large central edifice is also called Manaro Voui or Lombenben volcano. Post-caldera explosive eruptions formed the summit craters about 360 years ago. A tuff cone was constructed within Lake Voui (or Vui) about 60 years later. The latest known flank eruption, about 300 years ago, destroyed the population of the Nduindui area near the western coast.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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