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Makeon Destination Guide

Discover Makeon in Vanuatu

Makeon in the region of Torba is a town located in Vanuatu - some 239 mi or ( 385 km ) North of Port Vila , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Makeon

Local time in Makeon is now 06:46 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Efate " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tarasag, Port Vila, Pitikabilendrome, Olwaa, and Mesabolo. When in this area, you might want to check out Tarasag . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Makeon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

vanuatu water music

0:31 min by alannka
Views: 15814 Rating: 4.98

This is the water music of Gaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu. To my knowledge there is no other place where groups of women get together to do this in the sea in quite this fashion. ..

Vanuatu - Gaua island in the Banks

5:36 min by sloepmouche
Views: 1216 Rating: 5.00

Highlights of tourism on Gaua island in the Banks islands the Northern province of TORBA in Vanuatu. Thanks to Bruno Calle for additional photography. Note: the volcano shots were taken just 2 weeks b ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Letas

Lake Letas is the largest lake in Vanuatu, located in the center of the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu. The place submitted an application to be considered an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. The lake is U-shaped, surrounding Mount Gharat on all sides except southwest. It is about 9 km long (north to south) and about 6 km wide, with an area of 19 km².

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -14.28 167.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes of Vanuatu

Mount Gharat

Mount Gharat or Mount Garet (797 m) is the highest peak on the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu. The peak is located at the centre of the island, is volcanically active and is surrounded by Lake Letas on all sides except southwest.

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Located at -14.27 167.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Active volcanoes, Mountains of Vanuatu, Stratovolcanoes, Volcanic calderas, Volcanoes of Vanuatu

Gaua

Gaua (formerly known as Santa Maria Island) is the largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of northern Vanuatu. It covers 342 km².

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Located at -14.27 167.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Islands of Vanuatu, Torba Province, Volcanic calderas, Volcanoes of Vanuatu

Siri Waterfall

Siri Waterfall, formerly called Santa Maria Waterfall, is a 120 metre high waterfall located about 3 km inland from the eastern coast of the island of Gaua in northern Vanuatu. The supply of water to the waterfall is from Lake Letas. This lake is a large freshwater lake located in the crater at the centre of the volcanic island, about 600 meters above sea level. Water flows from the lake 3 km east to the top of Siri Waterfall.

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Located at -14.27 167.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Waterfalls of Vanuatu

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