Ambae - Wikipedia Ambae, also known as Aoba, Omba, Oba, or Opa and formerly Lepers’ Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, approximately 310 kilometres (165 nautical miles) north-northwest of Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila It is also Vanuatu's largest active volcano
Ambae - Global Volcanism Program Ambae (Aoba) is a large basaltic shield volcano in the New Hebrides arc that has generated periodic phreatic and pyroclastic explosions originating in the summit crater lakes Manaro Lakua and Voui during the last 25 years; the central edifice with the active summit craters is often referred to as Manaro Voui
Ambae - Encyclopedia. com Ambae is an island that has had many names The earliest European who wrote on the region adopted the explorer Bougainville's designation of the island as Ile de Lepreux or Leper's Isle; after 1880, most European writers used one of five variant spellings of Aoba, usually pronounced Omba
Ambae volcanic eruption forced mass evacuations - YouTube This documentary explores the struggle and resilience of the people of Ambae Island following a devastating volcanic eruption that forced mass evacuations Many residents relocated to nearby
Volcano Fact Sheet Ambae Volcano - content. vmgd. gov. vu Ambae volcano is a very large volcano and is frequently active A large-scale eruption about 400 years ago built a volcanic cone in the summit crater and the crater is now filled by Lake Voui; the modern active vent area underlies Lake Voui A tuff cone was constructed within Lake Voui about 60 years later
Ambae Volcano, Vanuatu | John Seach Ambae is a shield volcano in northern Vanuatu and has a volume of 2500 cubic km, rising 3900 m above the ocean floor It is atypical due to its significant volume of pyroclastic products compared to other basaltic shield volcanoes
Ambae is Vanuatus second highest island Ambae inspired James Michener's mysterious island of Bali Hai in his book Tales of the South Pacific The island is a large active shield volcano, rising to 1496m above sea level It's Vanuatu 's second highest island with crater lakes on the summit and cloud forests on the upper slopes
Ambae, Vanuatu Ambae (Aoba) Island is the emergent portion of one of the largest Vanuatu volcanoes, rising 3,700 m from the sea floor, reaching 1,496 m above the surface The 2,500 km3 basaltic shield has two collapse calderas at its summit
Ambae - World Islands Welcome to Ambae, a Tropical island in the Coral Sea, part of the majestic Pacific Ocean This guide offers a comprehensive overview of what makes Ambae unique – from its geography and climate to its population, infrastructure, and beyond