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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.
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]
Dugong with attached remora, Lamen Island, Epi, Vanuatu. The island is of volcanic origin, and its highest point, Mount Pomare, which reaches a height of 833 m above sea level, is a quaternary volcano. It lies 13 km from the more prominent Lopévi volcano. To the east is the largely underwater East Epi volcano.
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 ...
Name Elevation (metres) Elevation (feet) Location Last eruption Ambae: 1496: 4908: 2017 [1]: Ambrym: 1334: 4375: ongoing Aneityum: 852: 2795: Pleistocene East Epi-34
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.
Located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific Ocean, the underwater shield volcano last erupted in 2015, following previous eruptions in 1998 and 2011. The volcano, first detected in the 1970s ...
Nautical chart of Futuna island. It was formed by the uplift of an underwater volcano, which last erupted in the Pleistocene, at least 11,000 years ago.The volcano reaches a height of 666 m (2,185 ft) and gives the island an area of 11 km 2 (4.2 sq mi).