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East of the Vanuatu island of Epi can be found a series of active underwater volcanic cones and a caldera which last erupted in 2023. These series of submarine volcanoes are generally referred as East Epi, and the 3 bigger cones have specific names, from west to east, Epi-A, Epi-B and Epi-C. All of these cones have had intermittent activity in ...
Manaro Voui, [2] or Manaro Vui, is a shield volcano whose emergent portion is known as the island of Ambae in Vanuatu.The summit is 1,496 metres (4,908 ft) above sea level and about 3,900 m (12,800 ft) above the sea floor. [3]
Name Elevation (metres) Elevation (feet) Location Last eruption Ambae: 1496: 4908: 2017 [1]: Ambrym: 1334: 4375: ongoing Aneityum: 852: 2795: Pleistocene East Epi-34
Erromango was formed during a prolonged period of volcanic activity took place between 6-1 Ma. [47] The island is an ancient underwater volcano that has been raised 100-300m above sea level by tectonic uplift, forming a plateau on which stand three sets of eroded volcanic cones in the centre, north and east of the island. The centre is divided ...
Plumes of ash filled the sky as the volcano rumbled to life for the first time in 19 years. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
The Vanuatu subduction zone (previously called New Hebrides subduction zone) is currently one of the most active subduction zones on Earth, producing great earthquakes (magnitude 8.0 or greater), with potential for tsunami hazard to all coastlines of the Pacific Ocean. [2] [3] There are active volcanoes associated with arc volcanism.
Map of world's major seamounts. A list of active and extinct submarine volcanoes and seamounts located under the world's oceans. There are estimated to be 40,000 to 55,000 seamounts in the global oceans. [1] Almost all are not well-mapped and many may not have been identified at all. Most are unnamed and unexplored.
Map of Vanuatu with its capital, Port Vila, located on its third largest island Rentapau, a wildflowers garden. Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago consisting of about 83 relatively small, geologically newer islands of volcanic origin (65 of them inhabited), with about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) between the most northern and southern islands.