Ambrym

Ambrym

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 is 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 km².

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 [ [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0507-04= Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program - Ambrym] ] , 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.language-museum.com/a/ambrym-north.php North Ambrym language sample]
* [http://language.psy.auckland.ac.nz/austronesian/language.php?id=120 South-East Ambrym Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database]
* [http://ambrym.com Ambrym volcano]


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