Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia. Vanuatu, formerly called New Hebrides, is more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited. Geographic coordinates: 16° 0' S, 167° 0' E Coastline: 2,528 km km Climate: tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April Terrain: mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains Elevation: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m Natural hazards: tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis Currency: vatu (VUV) Population: 208,869 (July 2006 est.) Languages: local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% Capital: Port-Vila (on Efate) Divisions: 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
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Cathedral, Vanuatu
By Kylie, 2002-02-01 09:00:00 Cathedrals - Vanuatu
Konanda, Vanuatu
By Kylie, 2002-01-01 10:00:00 Konanda Wreck
Went through heaps of corridoors, Huge lion fish but missed the crocodile fish :-( Great dive though!
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