Ambitle

Ambitle
Feni Islands seen from space, with Ambitle (left) and Babase (right).
Highest point
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Prominence	450 m (1,480 ft)
Listing	Volcanoes of Papua New Guinea
Coordinates	4°05′S 153°39′E
Geography
Location	Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	350 BCE ± 100 years

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 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.

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

Further reading

• 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.