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The crater of Benbow in the Ambrym caldera
The crater of Benbow in the Ambrym caldera

Latest news from Ambrym:
Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) activity update: Eruption has ended
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019
No eruptive activity has been observed for 3 months, meaning the long-term eruption which began in 2008 has come to an end. ... [more]
Ambrym volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION OF ASH HAS CEASED OBS VA DTG: 17/1945Z
Satellite image of Ambrym volcano on 17 Dec 2018
Monday, Dec 17, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
 

Ambrym Volcano Photos

shield volcano 1334 m (4,377 ft)
Vanuatu, -16.25°S / 168.12°E
Cat portrait (Lalinda village, Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Cat portrait (Lalinda village, Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: colors
Our group abseiling into Benbow crater on Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu (Photo: Dietmar)
Our group abseiling into Benbow crater on Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu (Photo: Dietmar)
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image found in: Vanuatu expedition May 2013 - tour photos by Dietmar Berendes
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A complex pattern of hundres of erosion gullies characterize the morphology of the outer slopes of the Ambrym caldera and its craters. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
A complex pattern of hundres of erosion gullies characterize the morphology of the outer slopes of the Ambrym caldera and its craters. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
An "oven" where lap-lap, the traditional meal of Ambrym, is being cooked slowly. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
An "oven" where lap-lap, the traditional meal of Ambrym, is being cooked slowly. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: colors
... and in: Vanuatu - volcanoes in the South Sea: tour photos
Pattern-forming erosion gullies on the W flank of the Ambrym caldera (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Pattern-forming erosion gullies on the W flank of the Ambrym caldera (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: colors
... and in: Vanuatu - volcanoes in the South Sea: tour photos
... and in: Photo of the Day
Tree fern forest (Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Tree fern forest (Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: colors
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW092014_0706r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW092014_0706r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW092014_0594r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW092014_0594r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Surface of violently boiling lava lake in Marum crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Surface of violently boiling lava lake in Marum crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
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Niri and Marum craters (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Niri and Marum craters (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW092014_1067r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW092014_1067r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Lava lake in Marum crater in the evening (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava lake in Marum crater in the evening (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW072014_0651r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW072014_0651r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW092014_0683r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW092014_0683r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Lava lake inside Niri-Mbwelesu crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava lake inside Niri-Mbwelesu crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
Benbow's inner crater with an active lava lake (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow's inner crater with an active lava lake (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW072014_0407r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW072014_0407r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW072014_0864r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW072014_0864r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Our group observing the lava lake inside Niri-Mbwelesu crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Our group observing the lava lake inside Niri-Mbwelesu crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 the increased activity was livened up by magnificient lava fountains and by the waves of lava such of the ocean surfs in fury. BENBOW092014_1035r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
the increased activity was livened up by magnificient lava fountains and by the waves of lava such of the ocean surfs in fury....
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake, Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake, Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym August 2011
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Lava lake in Benbow crater, Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) in Sep 2010 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava lake in Benbow crater, Ambrym volcano (Vanuatu) in Sep 2010 (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano - the lava lakes of Marum and Benbow
... and in: Ambrym volcano tour Sep 2010 photos
... and in: Photo of the Day
Rom dance on Ambrym island (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Rom dance on Ambrym island (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
Expedition leader volcanologist Yashmin Chebli inside Benbow crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Expedition leader volcanologist Yashmin Chebli inside Benbow crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
... and in: Photo of the Day
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 BENBOW092014_0717r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
BENBOW092014_0717r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014 the increased activity was livened up by magnificient lava fountains and by the waves of lava such of the ocean surfs in fury. BENBOW092014_1054r.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Benbow lava lake / Yashmin CHEBLI 2014
the increased activity was livened up by magnificient lava fountains and by the waves of lava such of the ocean surfs in fury....
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image found in: Marum & Bembow lava lakes, Vanuatu: tour photos Sep 2014
... and in: Photo of the Day
1ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
1ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym August 2011
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
Lava fountain from the lava lake in Benbow's crater (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu: lava lakes in Sep 2018
48ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
48ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym August 2011
ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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52ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
52ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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38ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
38ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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41ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
41ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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51ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
51ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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37ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
37ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym August 2011
49ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
49ambr.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym August 2011
lafamilledeJohn.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
lafamilledeJohn.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano tour Sep 2010 photos
enfantsdeportvato.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
enfantsdeportvato.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli)
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image found in: Ambrym volcano tour Sep 2010 photos
Ambrym's volcanic gas plume rich in bluish SO2 drifting eastwards. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ambrym's volcanic gas plume rich in bluish SO2 drifting eastwards. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: Ambrym - aerials
Car park (Lalinda village, Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Car park (Lalinda village, Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: colors
Beautiful cat in Lalinda village (Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Beautiful cat in Lalinda village (Ambrym) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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image found in: Vanuatu May 2009: colors

Map of the Ambrym caldera

map of Ambrym caldera
A sketch map of the vast caldera of Ambrym showing the location of its multiple vents. Taken from Stromboli Online.
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