Ambitle

Summary

Ambitle is a volcanic island which, together with Babase, another volcanic island, is one of the two Feni Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. The island is located within the Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Province, to the east of the island of New Ireland.

Ambitle
Feni Islands seen from space, with Ambitle (left) and Babase (right).
Highest point
Elevation450 m (1,480 ft)[1]
Prominence450 m (1,480 ft)
ListingVolcanoes of Papua New Guinea
Coordinates4°05′S 153°39′E / 4.08°S 153.65°E / -4.08; 153.65[1]
Dimensions
Length15 km (9.3 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Width10 km (6.2 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Area87 km2 (34 sq mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
LocationBismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption350 BCE ± 100 years[1]

Ambitle is a stratovolcano, reaching 450 metres (1,480 feet) above sea level. It last erupted in about 350 BCE based on radiocarbon dating. Its caldera, 3 kilometres (2 miles) wide, contains thermal areas on its western side. Venting of hydrothermal water also occurs in coral reefs to the west of this island.[1]

Topographic map of Feni Islands. Ambitle is the larger island on the left.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Ambitle". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-06-04.

Further reading edit

  • Pichler, Thomas; Dix, George R. (May 1996). "Hydrothermal venting within a coral reef ecosystem, Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea". Geology. 24 (5). Geological Society of America: 435–438. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0435:HVWACR>2.3.CO;2.