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Ambrym is a large basaltic volcano with a 12-km-wide caldera. It is not only one of the most active volcanoes of Vanuatu, but in the world. Its most active craters often contain small lava lakes. shield volcano 1334 m (4,377 ft) Vanuatu, -16.25°S / 168.12°E Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Ambrym webcams / live data | ReportsAmbrym volcano videosAmbrym volcano books | ToursAmbrym volcano eruptions:
1774, 1820(?), 1863, 1870(?), 1871, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1894, 1898, 1908, 1909(?), 1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1929, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 (2x), 1979 (2x), 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009 -ongoing Typical eruption style:Effusive, formation of lava lakes Last earthquakes nearbyAmbrym volcano toursThe Volcanoes of Ambrym - the Grand Traverse (11-days volcano expedition to Ambrym - individual departures & group tours) Volcanoes and Cultures - Adventures in the South Sea (15 days volcano and photo expedition to Ambrym and Yasur volcanoes, Vanuatu) Latest satellite images 
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Ambrym volcano news:Mon, 17 Dec 2018, 20:15
 Satellite image of Ambrym volcano on 17 Dec 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 20:08 UTC, 17/12/18 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Mon, 17 Dec 2018, 08:44  Lava fountains from Ambrym's intracaldera flank eruption (image: John Tasso)
A small fissure eruption began inside the volcano's caldera near the base of Marum cone on Saturday (15 Dec) morning at around 06:00 local time. ...moreOur trusted local guide John arrived first on the scene a few hours after the start of the eruption and observed a approx. 100 m long erupting curtain of fire (several lava fountains arranged closely spaced along a fissure) to a height of approx. 40 m, producing a lava flow and a small steam and ash plume. The lava flows are spreading towards the eastern part of the caldera but are not expected to reach much more than one or two kilometers in length as the size of the eruption is considered small (so far). 
Hot spots inside the caldera showing the approx. extent of the lava flows (image: MODIS / Univ. Hawaii)
 SO2 plume from Ambrym (image: NOAA)
[ less] [ read all] Mon, 17 Dec 2018, 03:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 03:02 UTC, 17/12/18 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Sun, 16 Dec 2018, 08:15  Satellite image of Ambrym volcano on 16 Dec 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 08:11 UTC, 16/12/18 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Sat, 15 Dec 2018, 18:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 18:37 UTC, 15/12/18 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Sat, 15 Dec 2018, 03:00 
Satellite image of Ambrym volcano on 15 Dec 2018 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVPS01 at 02:54 UTC, 15/12/18 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Tue, 23 Oct 2018, 09:06  Lava fountain from Benbow's lava lake (image: Yashmin Chebli / VolcanoDiscovery)
A small group on our latest Vanuatu Volcano Expedition observed 3 active lava lakes in Ambrym volcano. Expedition leader volcanologist Yashmin Chebli reported from their visit during the first week of Oct 2018 ( link to pictures): ...moreBenbow volcano: View onto the convecting lava lake in Marum crater (image: Yashmin Chebli / VolcanoDiscovery)
Lava lake in Niri-Mbwelesu (image: Yashmin Chebli / VolcanoDiscovery) [ less] [ read all] Mon, 6 Aug 2018, 06:41  The active lava lake in Benbow's crater on Ambrym volcano in July 2018 (image: Yashmin Chebli / VolcanoDiscovery) The activity of Ambrym volcano remains intense with three active lava lakes in Benbow, Marum and Niri Membelsu craters. Our expedition leader Yashmin Chebli was on the volcano last week and reports: ...more"...on Ambrym island, the volcanic activity is permanent and continuous. Since January, 2018, there has been a reactivation of the Niri Membelsu crater with powerful degassing. At present day, the lava lake is incandescent. The level of the lava lake of Marum went up and is subject to huge and persistent boiling of the lava lake caused by intense convection currents and gas bursting within the lava lake. ... permanent bubbling." "During this expedition, we approached very closely the incandescent lava lake of Benbow, at 25 m over its surface. Its level of lava was slightly lower than last year, and its visible extent is 40 m x 30 m. Its intense thermal convection provokes important waves of incandescent lava which rush under the first terrace of the vent or which crash on the internal walls of the crater. A real show of immense fire with a powerful mixture of gases, very intense, and lava fountains rising to25 m to 30 m high."  Yashmin on the lower terrace above the lava lake of Benbow [ less] [ read all]
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