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Luganville is the second largest city in Vanuatu. Its population is 13,167. The city is called Santo by people from Vanuatu's northern islands, who use Luganville as their big city.
Air Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific. Its main base is Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila. Air Vanuatu was established in early 1981 after Vanuatu gained independence from the United Kingdom and France the previous year. 14810
While walking around idyllic Mystery Island, I met up with a fellow photographer, so we had quite a good day comparing notes and images. When he saw this old table, he was immediately captivated with it.
I agreed. Its colours contrast beautifully with 'the ocean blue'.
Mystery Island is a tiny, uninhabited islet in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province, officially charted under the indigenous name Inyeug. Other than an airstrip, built by United States Military personnel to serve the nearby island of Aneityum, Mystery Island only has a few huts for overnighters, modern amenities for cruise passengers and some trails that bisect the island.
Courtesy: P&O Cruises
Canada's Halvorson Kaylee (left) breaks away from Vanuatu's Edgell Lavinia in a girl's preliminary basketball match of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at the *scape Youth Space in Singapore, Aug 15, 2010. Canada won the match 27-12. Photo: SPH-SYOGOC/Jeremy Chan
Bay Class Landing Ship Largs Bay was Decommissioned from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 2011 and sold on to the Australian Navy for £65 Million
Still in active service as HMAS Choules, the Ship recently was in a Seafarers Parade celebrating Vanuatu's Independence Day
Seen here at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. UK back in 2008
Stuff on Ships
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite saw that Tropical Cyclone Winston maintained a pinhole eye as it tracked east of southern Vanuatu's islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean on Feb. 23. Infrared imagery showed bands of strong thunderstorms were wrapping into the low-level center of the storm.
Tropical Cyclone Winston was moving past Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean on Feb. 23 at 0140 UTC when NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of the storm.
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With inquisitive 1-metre long sea turtles often swimming along us, and lightning-fast marlin ripping the water surface in the distance, it was hard not to feel like I'd found paradise.
The northern waters off Vanuatu's Efate island are shrouded in rich history and nature at its finest.
To the northwest you have the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Chief Roi Mata's Domain, incorporating an 886 hectare area of islands and water associated with the life and death of the last paramount chief, Roi Mata.
As you head west across the luminous blue waters of Havannah Harbour, it's hard to imagine that this raw and relatively untouched part of the world, sheltered by Efate, Lelepa and Moso islands, was a naval base used in World War 2 by the entire U.S. 7th fleet.
Continuing further westward past Moso and on to Nguna, Pele and Emao islands, you really feel like you're leaving the last semblance of life as you know it behind. It's exciting.
The Curtiss P-40F Warhawk, 41-19841, also known as 'Lee's Hope', is a Merlin-engined aircraft that is one of only two P-40F variants that remain airworthy worldwide. The aircraft was manufactured in 1942 and delivered to the Thirteenth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific. Her service career remains a mystery, but she ended her wartime career when she was condemned by the USAAF in November 1943, and dumped on the largest of Vanuatu’s islands, Espiritu Santo. She was recovered from the island in the 1970s, and acquired by The Fighter Collection some years later and stored in Australia until her restoration commenced. The in-depth restoration was completed in early 2011 and she made her first flight for 68 years in April of that year. Due to the lack of information on her service history, she wears the stunning scheme of Lee’s Hope from the 85th Fighter Squadron, 79th Fighter Group, which was flown by Lt Robert J Duffield from Capodichino airfield, southern Italy in early 1944.
Air Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific. Its main base is Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila. Air Vanuatu was established in early 1981 after Vanuatu gained independence from the United Kingdom and France the previous year. 14393
If you visit only one island outside of Efate, this should be it. Tanna is an extraordinary place with the world's most accessible active volcano, sublime secluded beaches and some of Vanuatu's most intriguing traditional village life.
Tanna is an island in Vanuatu, an archipelago country in the South Pacific. On the southeast coast it’s known for Mount Yasur, an active volcano with frequent explosions from its vents. To the east, Port Resolution is a natural harbor with nearby hot springs, a freshwater lake and a beach. The villages of Sulphur Bay and Imanaka are known for their devotion to the John Frum religious movement.
Chief Willy Taso
Chief Tofor Rengrengmal
Unknown Artist
Vanuatu, Malampa Province
Slit drums
Mid 20th Century
Wood
Purchased 1971-2
National Gallery of Australia
The carvings at the top of these slit drums represent the faces of ancestors. Magic would sometimes be employed by a drum's creator to ensure that these ancestral faces were properly evoked. Used in a variety of performances including initiation ceremonies, dances and long-distance communication, the deep, resonant sounds produced by the drums was said to summon the ancestors themselves. Today, slit gongs such as these are regarded as icons of Vanuatu's art and culture.
Mystery Island Vanuatu's Tafea Province anchorage 250103 PACIFIC ENCOUNTER (IMO: 9192363) is a Passenger Ship that was built in 2002 (23 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of United Kingdom. Her carrying capacity is 108,977 Gross Tonnage and her current draught is reported to be 8.5 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 289.51 meters and her width is 36.03 meters. Going Ashore for a swim on Pacific Encounter 18 Tender
Nouméa. Nouvelle-Calédonie
Le cyclone PAM, d'une intensité inégalée, a traversé l'archipel du Vanuatu et est passé au large des côtes Sud EST de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Bien qu'il soit difficile d'avoir des informations, il a occasionné de nombreux dégâts et très certainement de nombreuses victimes. Le Vanuatu s'est réveillé ce matin dans la douleur.
Nous avons eu plus de chance à Nouméa. En effet nous avons eu d'importantes rafales de vent et de grosses précipitations, mais rien de comparables avec nos voisins de Port-Villa. Ce soir le cyclone continuait son chemin en direction du Nord de la Nouvelle-zélande. Il a atteint son pique d'intensité en milieu de Journée avec une pression de 896 hPa en son centre.
Ce soir mes pensées vont directement à mes amis d'Ambrym, Tanna et Port-Villa et dans l'ensemble aux habitants de cet archipel, qui ont du vivre un véritable enfer.
Des actions de solidarités commencentt à se mettre en place. Je pense que le pays aura besoin de toute l'aide nécessaire pour faire face à ce désastre.
Consultez la page facebook de Solidarité Tanna, qui commence à s'organiser pour dépêcher le plus rapidement possible des secours sur place.
Kelan Sing, a fisherman from Taremb community, on Vanuatu's Malekula Island, says he can now text for help while at sea. Taremb, Malekula, Vanuatu Photo: Tom Perry / World Bank
This is how we celebrated Christmas while in Vanuatu. To the delight of the guests, Santa arrived by outrigger adorned with the vibrant flowers of Vanuatu's Christmas tree.
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If you visit only one island outside of Efate, this should be it. Tanna is an extraordinary place with the world's most accessible active volcano, sublime secluded beaches and some of Vanuatu's most intriguing traditional village life.
Tanna is an island in Vanuatu, an archipelago country in the South Pacific. On the southeast coastIt’s known for Mount Yasur, an active volcano with frequent explosions from its vents. To the east, Port Resolution is a natural harbor with nearby hot springs, a freshwater lake and a beach. The villages of Sulphur Bay and Imanaka are known for their devotion to the John Frum religious movement.
Next stop on the Sydney to Vancouver float on ms Noordam was Mystery Island.
Mystery Island is a tiny, uninhabited islet in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province. Other than an grass airstrip, built by United States Military personnel to serve the nearby island of Aneityum, Mystery Island only has a few huts for overnighters, modern amenities for cruise passengers and some trails that bisect the island.
Mystery Island is the most-southern in the 80-something Vanuatu’s island chain.
Officially it’s called Inyeug, but to day-tripper cruise ship passengers, and some hardy adventurers who actually go there for longer holidays in almost Robinson Crusoe fashion, its Mystery Island.
Population of the island - Zero.
No one lives on the island as it is considered taboo to do so (and hey, its really, really small). The locals come across from nearby Aneityum on the days when our ships call into the island. The population of Aneityum is approximately 1,200.
It's got no running water, electricity, roads, shops, phones, internet nor TV, and half of it is a grass airstrip that runs from the beach on one side to the beach on the other.
No one lives here, yet over 65,000 mostly-Australian tourists flock here every year, 99 per cent by cruise ship, finding they can walk around this uninhabited, remote and sunny South Pacific island in just 45-minutes.
In 1974 while Queen Elizabeth was on her way to Australia from Port Vila aboard the Royal Yacht Brittania as part of a Pacific tour, she made a unscheduled stop at Mystery Island for an impromptu royal beach picnic in paradise. And for the first time, she had no one to wave to…
Air Vanuatu, Vanuatu’s national carrier, has taken delivery and ownership
of its new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, introducing a new level of comfort
across the Pacific skies.
The aircraft which features Boeing’s spacious ‘Sky Interior’, commenced
servicing the Sydney and Brisbane to Port Vila routes on 3 February, 2016.
With the introduction of the 737-800, passengers can now enjoy world-class
comfort and superior style, all delivered with the service and smiles
synonymous with Melanesian culture.
The new 737-800 aircraft offers a two class configuration, including eight
business class seats and 162 in economy, with a total capacity of 170, and
is servicing the Sydney and Brisbane to Port Vila routes, with a total of
nine flights departing Australia per week.
source/credit: Air Vanuatu
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Vanuatu's flora is thought to resemble that of the Solomon Islands and Fiji, and the reef ecosystems support a number of Australian species.
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Kelan Sing and Johnny Timotu, fishermen from Taremb, on Vanuatu's Malekula Island, launch their outrigger canoe.
Photo: Tom Perry / World Bank
The ni - vanuatu , as the people of vanuatu are known today are among the most welcoming people in the pacific - despite colonialists who came for sandlewood and left with slaves .
vanuatu`s fractured terrain of volcanoes and lush forestshas produced a kaleidoscope of cultures and more than 100 indigenous languages ,after last centurys coups ,vanuatu now enjoys its independence .
a increasing number of travellers contribute to the local ecomony by exploring the jungle above and below the water .
port villa on market day .
Is an 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, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. Europeans began to settle in the area in the late 18th century. In the 1880s France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the country, and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through a British-French Condominium. An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was created in 1980.
History
The prehistory of Vanuatu is obscure; archaeological evidence supports the commonly held theory that peoples speaking Austronesian languages first came to the islands some 4,000 years ago. Pottery fragments have been found dating back to 1300–1100 B.C.E.
The first island in the Vanuatu group discovered by Europeans was Espiritu Santo, when in 1606 the Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós working for the Spanish crown, spied what he thought was a southern continent. Europeans did not return until 1768, when Louis Antoine de Bougainville rediscovered the islands. In 1774, Captain Cook named the islands the New Hebrides, a name that lasted until independence.
In 1825, trader Peter Dillon's discovery of sandalwood on the island of Erromango began a rush of immigrants that ended in 1830 after a clash between immigrant Polynesian workers and indigenous Melanesians. During the 1860s, planters in Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Samoa Islands, in need of laborers, encouraged a long-term indentured labor trade called "blackbirding". At the height of the labor trade, more than one-half the adult male population of several of the Islands worked abroad. Fragmentary evidence indicates that the current population of Vanuatu is greatly reduced compared to pre-contact times.
It was in the 19th century that both Catholic and Protestant missionaries arrived on the islands. Settlers also came, looking for land on which to establish cotton plantations. When international cotton prices collapsed, planters switched to coffee, cocoa, bananas, and, most successfully, coconuts. Initially, British subjects from Australia made up the majority, but the establishment of the Caledonian Company of the New Hebrides in 1882 soon tipped the balance in favor of French subjects. By the turn of the century, the French outnumbered the British two to one.
The jumbling of French and British interests in the islands brought petitions for one or another of the two powers to annex the territory. In 1906, however, France and the United Kingdom agreed to administer the islands jointly. Called the British-French Condominium, it was a unique form of government, with separate governmental systems that came together only in a joint court. Melanesians were barred from acquiring the citizenship of either power.
Challenges to this form of government began in the early 1940s. The arrival of Americans during World War II, with their informal demeanor and relative wealth, was instrumental in the rise of nationalism in the islands. The belief in a mythical messianic figure named John Frum was the basis for an indigenous cargo cult (a movement attempting to obtain industrial goods through magic) promising Melanesian deliverance. Today, John Frum is both a religion and a political party with a member in Parliament.
The first political party was established in the early 1970s and originally was called the New Hebrides National Party. One of the founders was Father Walter Lini, who later became Prime Minister. Renamed the Vanua'aku Pati in 1974, the party pushed for independence; in 1980, amidst the brief Coconut War, the Republic of Vanuatu was created.
During the 1990s Vanuatu experienced political instability which eventually resulted in a more decentralized government. The Vanuatu Mobile Force, a paramilitary group, attempted a coup in 1996 because of a pay dispute. There were allegations of corruption in the government of Maxime Carlot Korman. New elections have been called for several times since 1997, most recently in 2004.
Geography
Vanuatu is an island archipelago consisting of approximately 82 relatively small, geologically newer islands of volcanic origin (65 of them inhabited), with about 800 miles (1,300 km) north to south distance between the outermost islands. Two of these islands (Matthew and Hunter) are also claimed by the French overseas department of New Caledonia. Fourteen of Vanuatu's islands have surface areas of more than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi). From largest to smallest, these are Espiritu Santo, Malakula, Efate, Erromango, Ambrym, Tanna, Pentecost, Epi, Ambae or Aoba, Vanua Lava, Gaua, Maewo, Malo, and Anatom or Aneityum. The nation's largest towns are the capital Port Vila, situated on Efate, and Luganville on Espiritu Santo. The highest point in Vanuatu is Mount Tabwemasana, at 1,879 metres (6,160 ft), on the island of Espiritu Santo.
Vanuatu's total area is (roughly 12,274 square kilometres (4,739 sq mi)) of which its land base is very limited (roughly 4,700 square kilometres (1,800 sq mi)); most of the islands are steep, with unstable soils, and little permanent freshwater. One estimate (2005) is only 9% of land is used for agriculture (7% permanent crops, 2% arable land). The shoreline is usually rocky with fringing reefs and no continental shelf, dropping rapidly into the ocean depths. There are several active volcanoes in Vanuatu, including Lopevi, as well as several underwater ones. Volcanic activity is common with an ever-present danger of a major eruption; a recent nearby undersea eruption of 6.4 magnitude occurred in November 2008 with no casualties, and an eruption occurred in 1945. Vanuatu is recognised as a distinct terrestrial ecoregion, known as the Vanuatu rain forests. It is part of the Australasia ecozone, which includes New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand.
The climate is sub-tropical with approximately nine months of warm to hot rainy weather and the possibility of cyclones and three to four months of cooler drier weather characterized by winds from the southeast. The water temperature ranges from 72 °F (22 °C) in winter to 82 °F (28 °C) in the summer. Cool between April and September, the days become hotter and more humid starting in October. The daily temperature ranges from 68 °F (20 °C) to 90 °F (32 °C). Southeasterly trade winds occur from May to October. Vanuatu has a long rainy session, with significant rainfall usually occurring almost every month. The wettest and hottest months are December through April, which also constitute the cyclone season. The driest months are June through November. Rainfall averages about 2,360 millimetres (93 in) per year but can be as high as 4,000 millimetres (160 in) in the northern islands.
Vanuatu’s relatively fast growing population (estimated at 3.6 percent annually) is placing increased pressure on local resources for agriculture, grazing, hunting, and fishing. An alternate estimate from 2007 suggests the population growth rate is lower at 1.5 percent annually. Some 90 percent of Ni-Vanuatu households fish and consume fish, which has caused intense fishing pressure near villages and the depletion of near-shore fish species. While well vegetated, most islands also show signs of deforestation. They have been logged (particularly of higher-value timber), subjected to wide-scale slash-and-burn agriculture, converted to coconut plantations and cattle ranches, and show evidence of increased soil erosion and landslides. Freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce and many upland watersheds are being deforested and degraded. Proper waste disposal and water and air pollution are also increasingly troublesome issues around urban areas and large villages. Additionally, the lack of employment opportunities in industry and urban areas and inaccessibility to markets have combined to lock rural families into a subsistence or self-reliance mode, putting tremendous pressure on local ecosystems.
Other Infos
Oficial Name
Ripablik blong Vanuatu
Independence:
30 July 1980
Area:
12.190 km2
Inhabitants:
219.000
Languages:
Akei Ambae Amblong Ambrym Aneityum Aore Apma Araki Aulua Axamb Baetora Baki Bierebo Bieria Bislama Burmbar Butmas-Tur Dakaka Dixon Reef Efate Emae English Eton Fortsenal French Futuna-Aniwa Hano Hiw Katbol Koro Kwamera Labo Lakona Lamenu Larevat Lehali Lehalurup Lelepa Lenakel Letemboi Lewo Lingarak Litzlitz Lonwolwol Lorediakarkar Mae Maewo Mafea Maii Malfaxal Malo Malua-Bay Maragus Marino Maskelynes Mele-Fila Merei Merlav Morouas Mosina Mota Motlav Mpotovoro Namakura Nambas-Big Narango Nasarian Navut Nokuku Nume Paama Piamatsina Polonombauk Port Sandwich Port-Vato Repanbitip Rerep Roria Sa Sakao Seke Shark-Bay Sie South-West-Bay Sowa Tambotalo Tangoa Tanna Tasmate Tiale Toga Tolomako Tutuba Unua Ura Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin Valpei Vao Vatrata Vinmavis Vunapu Wailapa Wetamut Whitesands Wusi
Capital city:
Port Villa
Meaning country name:
Derived from a phrase found in some of the languages of Vanuatu meaning "Our Land"
New Hebrides (former name): named after the islands in Scotland by Captain James Cook in 1774
Description Flag:
The flag of Vanuatu was adopted on February 13, 1980.
When the Vanua'aku Party led the country to independence as Vanuatu in 1980, the colors of the party flag - red, green, black and yellow - were chosen to be the basis for the national flag. A parliamentary committee chose the final design based on submissions from local artists.
The green represents the richness of the islands, the red is symbolic of the blood of boars and men, and the black of the ni-Vanuatu people. Vanuatu's Prime Minister requested the inclusion of yellow and black fimbriations to make the black stand out. The yellow Y-shape represents the light of the Gospel going through the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean (Vanuatu is approximately 90% Christian).
The emblem in the black is a boar's tusk - the symbol of prosperity worn as a pendant on the islands - along with two leaves of the local namele fern. The leaves are supposed to be a token of peace, and their 39 fronds represent the 39 members of Vanuatu's legislative assembly.
Coat of arms:
The Coat of arms of Vanuatu features a Melanesian warrior superimposed on a boar's tusk, over a scroll that reads "We stand with God" in Bislama.
Motto:
"Long God yumi stanap" (In God we stand)"
National Anthem: Yumi, Yumi, Yumi
Bislama words
CHORUS:
Yumi, Yumi, yumi i glat long talem se
Yumi, yumi, yumi i man blong Vanuatu
God i givim ples ya long yumi,
Yumi glat tumas long hem,
Yumi strong mo yumi fri long hem,
Yumi brata evriwan!
CHORUS
Plante fasin blong bifo i stap,
Plante fasin blong tedei,
Be yumi i olsem wan nomo,
Hemia fasin blong yumi!
CHORUS
Yumi save plante wok i stap,
Long ol aelan blong yumi,
God i helpem yumi evriwan,
Hem i papa blong yumi!
CHORUS
English translation
CHORUS:
We (, We, We) are happy to proclaim
We (, We, We) are the People of Vanuatu!
God has given us this land;
This gives us great cause for rejoicing.
We are strong, we are free in this land;
We are all brothers.
CHORUS
We have many traditions
And we are finding new ways.
Now we shall be one Person,
We shall be united for ever.
CHORUS
We know there is much work to be done
On all our islands.
May God, our Father, help us!
Internet Page: www.vanuatugovernment.gov.vu
Vanuatu in diferent languages
eng | afr | ast | bis | bre | cat | ces | cor | cym | dan | dsb | est | eus | fao | fin | fra | frp | fur | glg | glv | hrv | hsb | hun | ibo | ina | ita | jav | jnf | lav | lit | lld | nld | nor | oci | pol | por | roh | ron | rup | scn | slk | slv | sme | smg | smo | spa | sqi | srd | swa | swe | tet | ton | tpi | tur | vor | wln | zza: Vanuatu
aze | bos | crh | kaa | mol | slo | uzb: Vanuatu / Вануату
deu | ltz | nds: Vanuatu / Vanuatu
ind | msa: Vanuatu / ۏانواتو
kin | run: Vanuwatu
lin | mlt: Vanwatu
arg: Vanuatu; Banuatu
bam: Wanuwatu
epo: Vanuatuo
gla: Bhanuatu
gle: Vanuatú / Vanuatú
hat: Vanwatou
isl: Vanúatú
kmr: Vanûatû / Вануату / ڤانووئاتوو
kur: Vanûatû / ڤانووئاتوو
lat: Vanuatum; Vanuatu
mlg: Vanoato
nrm: Vanouatou
que: Wanwatu
rmy: Vanuatu / वानुआतु
tuk: Wanuatu / Вануату
vie: Va-nu-a-tu
vol: Vanuatuäns
wol: Wanuatu
abq | alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | mon | oss | rus | tyv | udm | ukr: Вануату (Vanuatu)
bak | bel | srp | tat: Вануату / Vanuatu
kaz: Вануату / Vanwatw / ۆانۋاتۋ
tgk: Вануату / ونوؤتو / Vanuatu
ara: فانواتو (Fānuwātū); فانوآتو (Fānūʾātū)
fas: وانواتو / Vânuâtu
prs: وانواتو (Vānūātū)
pus: وانواتو (Wānūātū)
uig: ۋانۇئاتۇ / Wanuatu / Вануату
urd: وانوآتو (Vānūʾātū); وانواٹو (Vānvāṫū)
div: ވަނުއާޓޫ (Vanu'āṫū)
heb: ונואטו (Vanûʾaṭû); ואנואטו / וואנואטו (Vânûʾaṭû)
lad: ב'אנואטו / Vanuatu
yid: װאַנואַטו (Vanuatu)
amh: ቫኑአቱ (Vanu'ătu)
ell: Βανουάτου (Vanoyátoy)
hye: Վանուատու (Vanouatou)
kat: ვანუატუ (Vanuatu)
hin: वानुअतु (Vānuatu)
ben: ভানুয়াটু (Bʰānuyāṭu); ভানুয়াতু (Bʰānuyātu)
pan: ਵਾਨੂਆਟੂ (Vānūāṭū)
kan: ವನುಆತು (Vanuātu)
mal: വന്വാട്ടു (Vanvāṭṭu)
tam: வனுவாத்து (Vaṉuvāttu); வனுவாட்டு (Vaṉuvāṭṭu)
tel: వనువాటు (Vanuvāṭu)
zho: 瓦努阿図/瓦努阿图 (Wǎnǔ'ātú)
jpn: ヴァヌアツ (Vanuatsu); バヌアツ (Banuatsu)
kor: 바누아투 (Banuatu)
mya: ဗာနူအာ့တူး (Banuátù)
tha: วานูอาตู (Wānū'ātū); วานัวตู (Wānuātū)
khm: វ៉ានុយអាទុយ (Vānuy'ātuy); វានូអាទូ (Vānū'ātū); វ៉ាន់នូទូ (Vannūtū)
If you visit only one island outside of Efate, this should be it. Tanna is an extraordinary place with the world's most accessible active volcano, sublime secluded beaches and some of Vanuatu's most intriguing traditional village life.
Tanna is an island in Vanuatu, an archipelago country in the South Pacific. On the southeast coastIt’s known for Mount Yasur, an active volcano with frequent explosions from its vents. To the east, Port Resolution is a natural harbor with nearby hot springs, a freshwater lake and a beach. The villages of Sulphur Bay and Imanaka are known for their devotion to the John Frum religious movement.
Fishermen Kelan Sing and Johnny Timotu fishing at sunrise off Vanuatu's Malekula Island.
Photo: Tom Perry / World Bank
Cyclone Pam, a weather event of extreme proportions, wiped out Vanuatu's infrastructure in 2015. Solar companies in Australia, represented by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), were quick to offer to lend a hand.
More than a year on, they were still working at it, and 350 committed to deliver a consignment of 600 second-hand solar panels to the islands of Efate and Tongoa to help power health clinics, homes and mobile networks. Along the way we made some big statements using the panels, spelling out a strong message calling for climate action.
It was the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), with Fiji holding the Presidency this year, this was an important time to send a strong message about the effects of climate change on the Pacific and the need for the world to act.
Starting with a resounding “Have your Sei,” in line with the 350’s Pacific Warrior petition for action, "Solar Now", and "#StopAdani" we used the panels to spell out the the need to end fossil fuel use in Australia and around the world, and to reference our current campaign to stop the mega Adani coal mine from being being built in northern Australia.
Cyclone Pam, a weather event of extreme proportions, wiped out Vanuatu's infrastructure in 2015. Solar companies in Australia, represented by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), were quick to offer to lend a hand.
More than a year on, they were still working at it, and 350 committed to deliver a consignment of 600 second-hand solar panels to the islands of Efate and Tongoa to help power health clinics, homes and mobile networks. Along the way we made some big statements using the panels, spelling out a strong message calling for climate action.
It was the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), with Fiji holding the Presidency this year, this was an important time to send a strong message about the effects of climate change on the Pacific and the need for the world to act.
Starting with a resounding “Have your Sei,” in line with the 350’s Pacific Warrior petition for action, "Solar Now", and "#StopAdani" we used the panels to spell out the the need to end fossil fuel use in Australia and around the world, and to reference our current campaign to stop the mega Adani coal mine from being being built in Northern Australia.
On March 13, a dangerous, Category 5 Cyclone Pam tracked perilously close to Vanuatu. Despite forecasts that continued to show Pam recurving out to sea, Pam appeared to instead move towards the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila.
This infrared satellite image captured by the MTSAT satellite captures Pam near its peak intensity as a Category 5 tropical cyclone. Its intense thunderstorms show up as brilliant oranges, reds, and maroons, which stand for cold cloud tops and thus strong storms. Vanuatu's visage can be seen underneath the canopy already covered by Pam's vast expanse.
Tanna's island town is offically called Lenekal, but often is refered to as Blackman town. This is becasue Vanuatu's other towns have many shops that are owned by forigners. Tanna only allows local shop owners.
A Kastom performer at Vanuatu's 2015 International Day of Rural Women celebrations.
Emua village on Efate island hosted the event, which was attended by almost 2,000 people. Emua is one of five ring-road market sites that are part of UN Women's Markets for Change project. It was devastated by Cyclone Pam, however, the market was one of the first to be up and running again.
Credit: UN Women/Nicky Kuautonga
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– Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company
based on number of hotels and part of the Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN), today announced the continued rapid expansion of its Ramada® brand in the South Pacific with the signing of a franchise agreement for the waterfront 80-room Ramada Resort Akiriki in Vanuatu’s capital,
The AUD$30M development, expected to open in January 2016, is located five minutes from the heart of Port Vila and just a 10-minute drive from Bauerfield International
Airport. The four-star resort is nestled on the cliffs of Erakor Lagoon, offering guests unobstructed views of the sandy white beaches and turquoise waters of Erakor Island.
The franchise announcement follows recent announcements from Wyndham Hotel Group of new Ramada resorts in Christchurch, Queenstown and Rotorua in New Zealand, as
well as in Shoal Bay, New South Wales and Kooralbyn in Australia, further cementing the company’s commitment to expanding its presence in the South Pacific.
Globally, the Ramada brand portfolio includes more than 830 hotels in more than 40 countries, including 12 hotels currently open and operating throughout the South Pacific.
Socopoiwas my host Dad during my time in Vanuatu. He is very nice, knowledgeable about Vanuatu's educational system. While I was a teacher his knowledge and networks were invaluable with helping me organize worlshops and reach out to provencial admistration.
Travel Industry trip to Vanuatu, staying at the Iririki Island Resort. The tour of the main island Efate was on a dirt track and didn't take very long, but was very interesting and scenic. Port Vila is a bustling centre and cruise ships are regular visitors. Many beautiful resorts and the locals are very welcoming. A beautiful laidback South Pacific Island.
www.vanuatu.travel/efateBrochure.pdf
In July 2004, an archaeological dig at Teouma, near Port Vila, unearthed Lapita pottery, and the skeletal remains of nine Lapita people, chickens and pigs, dating back to 3200 years ago. The first people to settle, establish crops and have domestic animals, they had crossed the sea from the Solomon Islands.
Between the 11th and 15th centuries AD, Polynesians arrived from the central Pacific in sailing canoes holding up to 50 people, live animals, and gardens growing in the boats. Vanuatu's traditions tell of cultural heroes arriving around this time from islands to the east, bringing with them new skills and customs.
Read more: www.lonelyplanet.com/vanuatu/history#ixzz236MFVytO
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were the members of a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived in Espiritu Santo in 1605; he claimed the archipelago for Spain and named Espiritu Santo. In the 1880s France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the country, and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through a British–French Condominium. An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980.
Vanuatu's second largest town. Built up by Americans during WWII. Now it has the largest (4 lanes) street in Vanuatu. I spent a fair amount of my service popping in to town to use the internet, get an ice cream and socialize with other vols. I wanted a shot to remember it that was different than the other ones I had.
Vanuatu's Donald Avock (#7, in red) and Zimbabwe's captain Ackim Mpofu (#12, in yellow) fight for the ball during the boy’s football 5th and 6th ranking match of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at Jalan Besar Stadium, Aug 22, 2010. Vanuatu beat Zimbabwe 2-0. Photo: SPH-SYOGOC/Seyu Tzyy Wei
A different Rex, not my host brother. We were drinking kava at End Blo Coltar Nakamal when I heard a familiar voice. We bgan chatting and turns out Rex remembered me too. He spent almost 2 hours relaying custom stories about Vanuatu that he feels are the truth that aren't being told or taught to current people. He claims to be related by blood to a paramount chief from Makira Island and his charge is to share the truth about Vanuatu's former culture before it was colonized and it's history changed.
Vanuatu's second largest town. Built up by Americans during WWII. Now it has the largest (4 lanes) street in Vanuatu. I spent a fair amount of my service popping in to town to use the internet, get an ice cream and socialize with other vols. I wanted a shot to remember it that was different than the other ones I had.
my flight from Logana, Ambae back to Santo was so windy. With a tropical depression making the weather go from nice to storm a few times every day made this flight a fun one. Seat belts were worn by everyone on the short 30 minute flight. /// Logana, East Ambae
Vanuatu's marine biodiversity is threatened by over harvesting of fish resources and water pollution, which is a serious issue especially in Port Vila harbour due to poor sewage and a spike in population in recent years. Accessible, lowland areas of the larger islands are sites of the largest human settlements, and it is these areas where there is the most pressure on the resources and the highest cost for the environment.
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We got in just in time to drop our bags at the motel, and head over to Bamboo Nakamal for kava with Hunter while he had an informal meeting with Niki, one of Vanuatu's talented photographers.
Travel Industry trip to Vanuatu, staying at the Iririki Island Resort.The tour of the main island Efate was on a dirt track and didn't take very long, but was very interesting and scenic. Port Vila is a bustling centre and cruise ships are regular visitors. Many beautiful resorts and the locals are very welcoming. A beautiful laidback South Pacific Island.
www.vanuatu.travel/efateBrochure.pdf
In July 2004, an archaeological dig at Teouma, near Port Vila, unearthed Lapita pottery, and the skeletal remains of nine Lapita people, chickens and pigs, dating back to 3200 years ago. The first people to settle, establish crops and have domestic animals, they had crossed the sea from the Solomon Islands.
Between the 11th and 15th centuries AD, Polynesians arrived from the central Pacific in sailing canoes holding up to 50 people, live animals, and gardens growing in the boats. Vanuatu's traditions tell of cultural heroes arriving around this time from islands to the east, bringing with them new skills and customs.
Read more: www.lonelyplanet.com/vanuatu/history#ixzz236MFVytO
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were the members of a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived in Espiritu Santo in 1605; he claimed the archipelago for Spain and named Espiritu Santo. In the 1880s France and the United Kingdom claimed parts of the country, and in 1906 they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through a British–French Condominium. An independence movement arose in the 1970s, and the Republic of Vanuatu was founded in 1980.
Matepevu School was selected as part of Vanuatu's CLICC program to be given 30-50 tablets to bring IT knowledge and internet access (eventually) to remote places. These kids are reacting to a photo taken of them moments before.