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Delve into Paona in Vanuatu

Paona in the region of Sanma is located in Vanuatu - some 157 mi or ( 252 km ) North-West of Port Vila , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Paona

Local time in Paona is now 09:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Efate " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sanakoumbe, Port Vila, Port Lautour, Luganville, and Lakatoro. While being here, you might want to check out Sanakoumbe . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Paona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Vanuatu - Malo island

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Highlights of tourism on Malo island in the Northern province of SANMA in Vanuatu. ..

Vanuatu Santo Activities -- Millenium Cave Tours

5:42 min by vanuatu4you
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Great adventure & nature tours in a remote part of Santo. Day tours from Luganville. ..


SS pregident coolidge VANUATU 1

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SS pregident coolidge VANUATU 1 gobun.web.fc2.com ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Malo Island

Malo (formerly known as St. Bartholomew) is an island in Vanuatu, 3 km off the southern coast of the larger Espiritu Santo in Sanma Province. It has a circumference of 55 km and an area of 180 km . In 1979, the island had a population of 2,312. The 1999 census found a population of 3,532. By the 2009 census, the total population had grown to 4,273, an increase of 21% since 1999. Avunatari (Abnetare), the main center on the northwest coast, had 600 people in 1999.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.68 167.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Vanuatu, Sanma Province

Ratua, Vanuatu

Ratua, situated in the Vanuatu archipelago, is a 146-acre island located south of Espiritu Santo, between Aore and Malo islands. In the early 1900s, during the Anglo-French condominium colony, when the Vanuatu archipelago was originally named New Hebrides until its independence in 1980, the island of Ratua was an uninhabited French coconut plantation where copra was produced.

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Located at -15.61 167.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Islands of Vanuatu, Private islands

Bokissa

Bokissa is a very small island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu located 10km south of Espiritu Santo. The island is owned and run as a tourist resort and is promoted as being managed in an environmentally responsible manner.

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Located at -15.59 167.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Islands of Vanuatu, Private islands

Aore Island

Aore Island is an island in Sanma Province, Vanuatu. It is located opposite Luganville on Espiritu Santo and has an area of 58 km. Aore Island has diving and fishing. There are numerous resorts on the island catering for tourists, weddings and baptisms. Aore Island is a haven for divers, being right on the doorstep of world class wreck and reef diving. Several of the wreck dives include the SS President Coolidge, SS Tucker, and the MV Henry Bonneaud.

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Located at -15.58 167.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Islands of Vanuatu

SS President Coolidge

The SS President Coolidge was a luxury ocean liner that was originally built, along with her sister ship the SS President Hoover, for Dollar Steamship Lines. They were the largest merchant ships the US had built up to that time. In 1938, when the Dollar Steamship Lines collapsed, she was transferred to American President Lines. In 1941 she was converted to carrying troops in the South Pacific.

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Located at -15.52 167.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1931 ships, Calvin Coolidge, Maritime incidents in 1942, Ships built in Virginia, Ships sunk by mines, World War II merchant ships of the United States

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