Information about Vanuatu: Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 kilometres (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji. Read More...

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Aneityum (also known as Anatom or Keamu) is the southernmost island of Vanuatu, in the province of Tafea. Aneityum is the southernmost island of Vanuatu (not counting the Matthew and Hunter Islands, which are disputed with New Caledonia, but considered by the people of Anatom Island part of their custom ownership).

Aoba, also known as Ambae or Leper's Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near 15°30′S 167°30′E. First recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós in the spring of 1606. First recorded sighting by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós ...

Ambrym is a volcanic island in Malampa Province in the archipelago of Vanuatu. Volcanic activity on the island includes lava lakes in two craters near the summit. Ambrym (aka Ambrin) was named by Captain Cook, who anchored off there in 1774. Located near the center of the long Vanuatuan archipelago, Ambrym is roughly triangular in shape...

Epi is an island in Shefa Province, Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherd Islands. The island is 43 kilometres long northwest-southeast, and 18 kilometres wide, with an area of 444 square kilometres. Its shoreline measures 130 km. Area: 171.4 mi² Population: 5,207 (2009)

Malakula Island (coordinates 16.30°S 167.50°E), also spelled Malekula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, in the Pacific Ocean region of Melanesia. It is separated from the islands of Espiritu Santo and Malo by the Bougainville Strait. Lakatoro, capital of Malampa Province...

Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. It lies 190 kilometres due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentikos in Bislama. Area: 189.2 mi², Population: 16,843 (2009)

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