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Touring Ontar in Vanuatu

Ontar in the region of Torba is located in Vanuatu - some 245 mi or ( 394 km ) North of Port Vila , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ontar

Time in Ontar is now 04:19 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Efate " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Port Vila, Namassari, Mosol, Mesabolo, and Luganville. Being here already, consider visiting Port Vila . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ontar ? 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 Glimpses of Banks Watermusic

1:06 min by vanuatu4you
Views: 230 Rating: 0.00

This is an excerpt of the Vanuatu4You Culture & Nature Souvenir DVD. This DVD is available for sale in several outlets locally or can be ordered on www.vanuatu4you.bravehost.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -14.27 167.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
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

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 13 km away
Tags: Crater lakes, Lakes 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -14.27 167.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Waterfalls of Vanuatu

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