Ambrym Volcano Thermal Springs

Ambrym is one of the most volcanically active islands in Vanuatu and the western Pacific, featuring an enormous caldera complex with active lava lakes and extensive geothermal fields where hot springs and fumaroles emerge from the volcanic landscape in one of the Earth's most powerful active volcanic systems. The island's geothermal springs, used by local Melanesian communities for cooking and bathing within the rich Ni-Vanuatu customary tradition (kastom), exist alongside active volcanic phenomena of extraordinary scale and intensity. Ambrym's traditional black magic culture, extraordinary sand drawing tradition, and its position as one of the world's most spectacular active volcanoes make it one of the Pacific's most dramatically fascinating islands.