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The Torres Islands are an island chain in the Torba Province of the country of Vanuatu, the country’s northernmost island group. The chain of islands that make up this micro-archipelago straddles the broader cultural boundary between Island Melanesia and several Polynesian outliers located in the neighbouring Solomon Islands.
Port Vila Market is the central market of Vanuatu's capital of Port Vila. The market is described by Lonely Planet as "colourful and busy", and notes that it typically sells "vegetables, flowers, firewood, jewellery, woodcarvings and souvenirs [which] are in the care of Ni-Van women wearing colourful Mother Hubbard dresses". [1] Depending upon ...
Time zone. UTC+11 (VUT) Port Vila ( / ˈviːlə /; French: Port-Vila ), or simply Vila ( [viˈla] ), is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the island of Efate . The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. [ 2] In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the country's population.
Around Espiritu Santo lie a number of small islands and islets; among them are: Dany Island, Araki, Elephant Island, Sakao, Lataroa, Lataro, Thion, Malohu, Malwepe, Malvapevu, Malparavu, Maltinerava, Oyster Island, Tangoa, and Bokissa. Vanuatu's highest peak is the 1,879 metre (6,165 foot) Mount Tabwemasana in west-central Espiritu Santo.
Vanuatu (English: / ˌ v ɑː n u ˈ ɑː t uː / ⓘ VAH-noo-AH-too or / v æ n ˈ w ɑː t uː / van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean.
Website. Official website. Iririki is a privately owned island located in Mele Bay, near Port Vila, the Capital of Vanuatu. The island was formerly the British High Commissioner’s residence that sat unused at the top of Iririki Island following the construction of the main resort. Iririki Island is the traditional land of Ifira Islanders.
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) -- Relief workers saw a flattened landscape and widespread destruction in Vanuatu's outer islands Tuesday after struggling for days to reach the areas of the South Pacific ...
This is a list of islands of Vanuatu by province, largely from north to south, subdivided by archipelago when appropriate. Vanuatu is usually said to contain 83 islands.