Emiotungan
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Emiotungan, also Meltungon, is an inland village of about 70 inhabitants in the southwestern part of the island of Ambrym
in Vanuatu
. Connected to the airfield of Craig Cove by dirt road, it has an access road to the caldera with the two active vulcanoes, Mt. Benbow and Mt. Marum. Emiotungan, which means "house of fight" in the local Daakaka language, has a recognized nasara, a cult place used for ceremonies. It also has a Presbyterian church, an anglophone primary school shared with the coastal village of Baiap, and two guest houses for visitors. Chief Filip Talevu of Emiotungan, a recognized field worker, is very knowledgable about local customs.
Ambrym
Ambrym is a volcanic island in the archipelago of Vanuatu . It is well known for its highly active volcanic activity that includes lava lake formation.-Etymology:...
in Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. Connected to the airfield of Craig Cove by dirt road, it has an access road to the caldera with the two active vulcanoes, Mt. Benbow and Mt. Marum. Emiotungan, which means "house of fight" in the local Daakaka language, has a recognized nasara, a cult place used for ceremonies. It also has a Presbyterian church, an anglophone primary school shared with the coastal village of Baiap, and two guest houses for visitors. Chief Filip Talevu of Emiotungan, a recognized field worker, is very knowledgable about local customs.