North Vate Volcano
Updated: Oct 31, 2025 10:10 GMT -
Stratovolcanoes
Vanuatu, -17.47°S / 168.35°E 
Summit height: 594 m / 1,949 ft
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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North Vate volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
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Background
The islands of Nguna, Pele, and Emau, north of Vate Island (also known as Efaté), have been variously mapped as Pleistocene and Pleistocene to Holocene. Late-Pleistocene to Holocene eruptions constructed composite basaltic cones with well-preserved craters. Largely submarine calderas north of Vate Island of varying sizes have been inferred, ranging from a large caldera whose southern rim is defined by the islands of Nguna, Pele, and Emao to a smaller caldera, but their submarine morphology is difficult to define. Pumiceous deposits of the Efaté Pumice Formation cover much of Vate (Efaté) Island and record a major trachydacitic explosive eruption about 1 million years ago that originated from a submarine vent somewhere north of the island.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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North Vate Volcano Maps
Below is a selection of maps showing the location and surroundings of the volcano at various resolutions based on aerial-imagery / terrain maps. Feel free to use them for non-commercial purposes on your blog or website as long as you credit them with a link back to this page (click to copy it).
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (world scale)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (world scale)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (region scale large)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (region scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (region scale medium)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (region scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (region scale small)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (region scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (local scale large)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (local scale large)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (local scale medium)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (local scale medium)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (local scale small)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (local scale small)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of 10s of km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of 20-40 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Terrain-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of approx. 10-20 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of 5-10 km)
Satellite/aerial-type map of North Vate volcano (scale of few kilometers)
