Lombies
| Lombies | ||
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 3D view of Ambae Island with the Lombenben (Shuttle Radar Topography) |
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| height | 1496 m | |
| location | Ambae Island , Vanuatu | |
| Coordinates | 15 ° 23 '24 " S , 167 ° 49' 50" E | |
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| Type | Shield volcano | |
| Last eruption | 2017 | |
The Lomben is a 1,496 meter high shield volcano on the island of Ambae in Vanuatu state . It rises about 3900 meters from the sea bed. Other names for this volcano are: Ambae Vulkan, Aoba , Omba . Occasionally the name of the volcano is confused with that of its crater ( Manaro ).
Volcanic activity
The mountain is considered to be one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world; the last outbreaks were recorded in 2006, 2011 and 2017. There are three crater lakes on the volcano : Manaro Ngoru , Vui (Voui) and Manaro Lakua . The Vui contains 50 million cubic meters of water. As a precaution, up to 5000 people who lived in the immediate vicinity of the volcano have been evacuated in the past.
Web links
- Volcano live (Vanuatu Mountains)
- Lombies in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)