An aerial overflight during World War II shows the summit of Ambae volcano from the SE. A broad cone containing three crater lakes is located at the summit within the youngest of at least two nested calderas. Post-caldera explosive eruptions formed the summit crater of Lake Voui (the light-colored lake) about 360 years ago. Lake Manaro Lakua at the lower right (also known as Manaro Ngoru) is alongside the eastern caldera wall.

Photo by U.S. Air Force (courtesy of Claude Robin, ORSTOM; Bull. Global Volcanism Network, 1995).

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Galleries: Craters | Calderas

Keywords: crater | crater lake | caldera

Ambae