Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-11610

A plume rises from a crater lake inside the new island formed during an eruption at Ambae beginning on 27 November 2005. This 9 January 2006 view looks toward the N. The new island was more than 500 m wide at this time and contained an internal lake. Photo by Job Eassau, 2006 (courtesy of Esline Garaebiti, Dept of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, Port Vila).

A plume rises from a crater lake inside the new island formed during an eruption at Ambae beginning on 27 November 2005. This 9 January 2006 view looks toward the N. The new island was more than 500 m wide at this time and contained an internal lake.

Photo by Job Eassau, 2006 (courtesy of Esline Garaebiti, Dept of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, Port Vila).

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Ambae