Everything about Ambrym totally explained
Located at 16.20° S and 168.20° E in the
Pacific Ocean,
Ambrym is an
island in the archipelago of
Vanuatu (formerly known as the
New Hebrides). It is well known for its highly active
volcanic activity that includes
lava lake formation. With 677.7 km² of surface area, it's the fifth largest island in the country. Several times per century, Ambrym volcano has destructive eruptions. The summit of the volcano contains a desert-like caldera which covers an area of 100 sq km.
With the neighbour island of
Malakula and a few smaller islands, it forms
Malampa Province. Its largest settlement is the village of Eas. The population of 10,000 inhabitants lives mainly of coconut plantations.
Mountains and volcanoes
Ambrym is the site of two active volcanic cones,
Benbow and
Marum (also spelled Maroum). The center of the island is dominated by a massive 1900-year-old 12 km × 8 km
caldera that hosts multiple craters, and the rest of the caldera floor is ash plain, barren because of natural
acid rain.
Nearby small islands to the south
- Paama with villages of Liro and Loulep
- Lopevi with villages of Holen and Halos (now abandoned)
Towns and cities
Fali - Linboul - Liro - Loulep - Olal - Ranuetlam - Ranon - Port-Vato - Toak
Languages
Like many islands in Vanuatu, Ambrym has its own Austronesian languages. In the north is the North Ambrym language, in the southeast is the Southeast Ambrym language, in the south Dakaka language, in the west Lonwolwol language, and in the southwest Port-Vato language. These are all spoken by a few hundred to a few thousand speakers each.
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