Melanesia
Vanuatu
The top 4 natural landmarks of Vanuatu — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
Oceania
VolcanoesMount Yasur
Tanna
Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, 361 m (1,184 ft) high above sea level, on the coast near Sulphur Bay, northeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene. It has a largely unvegetated pyroclastic cone with a nearly circular summit crater 400 m in diameter.
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One of the world's most accessible active volcanoes, glowing nightly.
CoastsChampagne Beach
Espiritu Santo
A curve of powder-white sand over clear turquoise water.
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A curve of powder-white sand over clear turquoise water.
RiversBlue Holes
Espiritu Santo
Espiritu Santo (UK: , US: ; French: [ɛspiʁity sɑ̃to]), usually just called Santo, is the largest island in the nation and archipelago of Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides), with an area of 3,955.5 km2 (1,527.2 sq mi), although Efate, on which the capital city of Port Vila is located, has a larger population.
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Spring-fed pools of astonishing blue clarity in the jungle.
MountainsMount Tabwemasana
Espiritu Santo
Mount Tabwemasana is the highest peak in Vanuatu, and one of the highest mountains in the Pacific. At 1,879 metres (6,165 ft), Tabwemasana towers above the surrounding mountains and provides fantastic views toward the Coral Sea in East. Located on the isolated west coast of the island of Espiritu Santo.
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Vanuatu's highest peak, rising steeply above dense rainforest.