Lonwolwol was a village on the island Ambrym in Vanuatu.
Lonwolwol | |
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Abandoned village | |
Coordinates: 16°13′29″S 167°56′25″E / 16.22472°S 167.94028°E | |
Country | Vanuatu |
Province | Malampa Province |
Island | Ambrym |
Time zone | UTC+11 (VUT) |
Destruction
editThe village had a hospital that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 1913.[1] As a result of the eruption a new lake called Lake Fanteng has been formed partially on the site of the former village.
References
edit- ^ "Vanuatu Volcanic Eruption". World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.