Volcanoes used in Chimera
Images and info on Ambae volcano. Mathew and Hunter Islands are indeed disputed territory; both France and Vanuatu claim them. While they are both volcanoes, they are uninhabited, uninhabitable, and smack bang in the middle of absolutely nowhere. (Mathew Latitude: 22.33°S 22°20'0"S, Longitude: 171.32°E 171°19'0". Hunter Latitude: 22.40°S 22°24'0"S Longitude: 172.05°E 172°3'0"E). A Google search on them will produce information largely written by me when I was compiling the Vanuatu government's online encyclopedia, which has become the source material for several dozen subsequent publications. Further information can be obtained by contacting ORSTOM Vanuatu, the Smithsonian or the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who took the top two photos (left - click any image to enlarge). Both Mathew and Hunter are strato volcanoes. I used Lopevi Island as the basis of the general 'look' of Mathew Island. Lopevi erupted again 09 June 2003. The description of the eruption in Chimera is is based in part on the eruptions experienced by the pyroclastic shield volcano of Ambrym volcano. While, the 'double magma chamber' concept is entirely my own invention, there is no geological reason why it could not occur, especially on an island with the complexity of Ambrym. I have personally seen a bay of water filled with so much pumice that the water itself was completely invisible. Other Links - throughout Internet pages you may note that some images are incorrectly credited. This is the inevitable result of scientists quoting others scientist's work. Access to the volcanoes is not easy, and it's important for vulcanologists to get updated images as regularly as possible. I have given copies of many of my images to ORSTOM in Vanuatu, particularly those of the lava lakes of Ambrym, which have in turn been used in multiple scientific papers. In turn, I have used images other than those I've taken on these pages.
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