List of volcanoes in Vanuatu
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Vanuatu.
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Volcanoes
Name | Elevation (metres) | Elevation (feet) | Location | Last eruption | |
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Ambae | 1496 | 4908 | 15°22′48″S 167°49′48″E / 15.380°S 167.83°E / -15.380; 167.83 (Ambae) | 2017[1] | |
Ambrym | 1334 | 4375 | 16°15′S 168°07′E / 16.25°S 168.12°E / -16.25; 168.12 (Ambrym) | ongoing | |
Aneityum | 852 | 2795 | 20°12′S 169°50′E / 20.20°S 169.83°E / -20.20; 169.83 (Aneityum) | Pleistocene | |
East Epi | -34 | -111 | 16°41′S 168°22′E / 16.68°S 168.37°E / -16.68; 168.37 (East Epi) | 2004 | |
Eastern Gemini Seamount | -80 | -262 | 20°59′S 170°17′E / 20.98°S 170.29°E / -20.98; 170.29 (Eastern Gemini Seamount) | 1996 | |
Futuna | 666 | 2185 | 19°19′S 170°08′E / 19.32°S 170.13°E / -19.32; 170.13 (Futuna) | Pleistocene | |
Gaua | 979 | 2614 | 14°16′S 167°30′E / 14.27°S 167.50°E / -14.27; 167.50 (Gaua) | 1982 | |
Kutali | 833 | 2733 | 16°44′S 168°17′E / 16.73°S 168.28°E / -16.73; 168.28 (Kutali) | - | |
Kuwae | -2 | -7 | 16°49′44″S 168°32′10″E / 16.829°S 168.536°E / -16.829; 168.536 (Kuwae) | 1974 | |
Lopevi | 1413 | 4636 | 16°30′S 168°20′E / 16.50°S 168.34°E / -16.50; 168.34 (Lopevi) | 2006 | |
Makura | 644 | 2113 | 17°00′S 168°30′E / 17.0°S 168.5°E / -17.0; 168.5 (Makura) | - | |
Merelava | 883 | 3373 | 14°27′S 168°03′E / 14.45°S 168.05°E / -14.45; 168.05 (Mere Lava) | 1606 | |
Mota Lava | 411 | 1348 | 13°42′S 167°39′E / 13.7°S 167.65°E / -13.7; 167.65 (Mota Lava) | 300,000 BC | |
North Vate | 594 | 1949 | 17°27′S 168°20′E / 17.45°S 168.33°E / -17.45; 168.33 (North Vate) | Holocene | |
Traitor's Head | 837 | 2746 | 18°45′S 168°20′E / 18.75°S 168.33°E / -18.75; 168.33 (Traitor's Head) | 1881 | |
Tavai Ruro | 554 | 1818 | 16°48′S 168°26′E / 16.80°S 168.43°E / -16.80; 168.43 (Tavai Ruro) | - | |
Unnamed Caldera | 521 | 1709 | 16°59′31″S 168°35′31″E / 16.992°S 168.592°E / -16.992; 168.592 (Unnamed Caldera) | Holocene | |
Ureparapara | 764 | 2507 | 13°32′S 167°20′E / 13.54°S 167.33°E / -13.54; 167.33 (Ureparapara) | 476,000 BC | |
Vanua Lava | 921 | 3022 | 13°48′S 167°28′E / 13.80°S 167.47°E / -13.80; 167.47 (Vanua Lava) | 1965 | |
Vot Tande | 64 | 210 | 13°15′S 167°39′E / 13.25°S 167.65°E / -13.25; 167.65 (Vot Tande) | 4 million years ago | |
Western Gemini Seamount | -30 | -98 | 21°00′S 170°03′E / 21.0°S 170.05°E / -21.0; 170.05 (Western Gemini Seamount) | - | |
Yasur | 405 | 1329 | 19°31′S 169°25′E / 19.52°S 169.42°E / -19.52; 169.42 (Yasur) | ongoing |
See also
- Lists of volcanoes
References
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
- ^ "Vanuatu volcano eruption sparks Ambae island evacuation". BBC News. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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