List of volcanoes in Vanuatu
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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Vanuatu
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
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| Name | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
| meters | feet | Coordinates | ||
| Ambae | 1496 | 4908 | 15.380°S 167.83°E | 2005 |
| Ambrym Ambrym Ambrym is a volcanic island in the archipelago of Vanuatu . It is well known for its highly active volcanic activity that includes lava lake formation.-Etymology:... |
1334 | 4375 | 16.25°S 168.12°E | 2007 |
| Aneityum | 852 | 2795 | 20.20°S 169.83°E | Pleistocene |
| East Epi | -34 | -111 | 16.68°S 168.37°E | 2004 |
| Eastern Gemini Seamount Eastern Gemini Seamount The Eastern Gemini Seamount, also known as Oscostar, is a previously little known seamount in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Vanuatu's Tanna and Matthew Islands. The only recorded eruption from Eastern Gemini was observed by a passing ship on February 18, 1996 when bursts of... |
-80 | -262 | 20.98°S 170.29°E | 1996 |
| Futuna Futuna Island, Vanuatu Futuna is an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu. It is the easternmost island in the country. It was formed by the uplift of an underwater volcano, which last erupted in the Pleistocene, at least 11,000 years ago. It reaches a height of 666 m. It is sometimes called West Futuna to distinguish... |
666 | 2185 | - | Pleistocene |
| Gaua Gaua Gaua is the largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of northern Vanuatu. It covers 342 km².- Physical geography :... |
979 | 2614 | 14.27°S 167.50°E | 1982 |
| Hunter Island Hunter Island Hunter Island may refer to:Australia* Hunter Island ** Hunter Island Group Important Bird AreaCanada* Hunter Island * Hunter Island Elsewhere* Hunter Island, New York* Hunter Island... |
297 | 974 | 22.40°S 171.05°E | 1903 |
| Kutali | 833 | 2733 | 16.73°S 168.28°E | - |
| Kuwae Kuwae Kuwae is a submarine caldera between Epi and Tongoa islands. Kuwae Caldera cuts through the flank of the Tavani Ruru volcano on Epi and the northwest end of Tongoa.... |
-2 | -7 | 16.829°S 168.536°E | 1980 |
| Lopevi Lopevi Lopevi is an uninhabited island in Malampa Province, Vanuatu. It lies to the southeast of Ambrym and east of Paama. It consists of the 7-km-wide cone of the active stratovolcano by the same name. It reaches a peak of 1413 m above sea level, the tallest point in central Vanuatu. It has erupted... |
1413 | 4636 | 16.50°S 168.34°E | 2006 |
| Makura | 644 | 2113 | 17.0°S 168.5°E | - |
| Matthew Island | 177 | 581 | 22.33°S 171.32°E | 1976 |
| Merelava Merelava Merelava is an island in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu. It is situated in the southeastern part of the archipelago near Mota and Merig. The island is administratively part of Torba Province. Merelava has also been known as Star Island. It is located about 50 km east of Gaua.-Population and... |
883 | 3373 | 14.45°S 168.05°E | 1606 |
| Mota Lava Mota Lava Mota Lava or Motalava is the fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu, after Gaua, Vanua Lava and Ureparapara, with an area of . It is the largest and highest of the eastern chain of islands... |
411 | 1348 | 13.7°S 167.65°E | 300,000 BC |
| North Vate | 594 | 1949 | 17.45°S 168.33°E | Holocene |
| Traitor's Head | 837 | 2746 | 18.75°S 168.33°E | 1881 |
| Tavai Ruro | 554 | 1818 | 16.80°S 168.43°E | - |
| Unnamed Caldera | 521 | 1709 | 16.992°S 168.592°E | Holocene |
| Ureparapara Ureparapara Ureparapara is the third largest island in the Banks Group in northern Vanuatu, after Gaua and Vanua Lava. It is an old volcanic cone that has been breached by the sea on its east coast, forming Divers Bay. Apart from this indentation, the island is circular in shape, with a diameter of eight... |
764 | 2507 | - | 476,000 BC |
| Vanua Lava Vanua Lava Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province, Vanuatu, after slightly larger Gaua. It is located about 120 km north-northeast of Espiritu Santo and north of Gaua. It has a land area of 314 km². Its population numbered 2,623 in 2009.The island measures about... |
921 | 3022 | 13.80°S 167.47°E | 1965 |
| Vot Tande Vot Tande Vot Tande is an uninhabited islet of the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu. It is located about due north of the island of Mota Lava.The islet of Vot Tande has never been inhabited... |
64 | 210 | - | 4 million years ago |
| Western Gemini Seamount | -30 | -98 | 21.0°S 170.05°E | - |
| Yasur Mount Yasur Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu with a height of above sea level, located on the coast near Sulphur Bay. It lies to the southeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene. It has a largely unvegetated pyroclastic cone with a nearly-circular... |
405 | 1329 | 19.52°S 169.42°E | 2007 |