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fiogf49gjkf0d VANUATU REPUBLIC IS COMPOSED OF A CHAIN OF 13 PRINCIPAL
ISLANDS AND MANY ISLETS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.
THE ISLANDS INCLUDE VANUA LAVA AND GAUA IN THE BANKS AND
TORRES GROUP; ESPIRITU SANTO, AOBA, MAEWO, PENTECOTE,
MALAKULA, AMBYRYM, EPI, EFATE, ERROMANGO, TANNA, AND
ANATOM. THE ISLANDS HAVE A VARIED TERRAIN RANGING FROM
MOUNTAINS AND HIGH PLATEAUS TO ROLLING HILLS AND LOW
PLATEAUS WITH OFFSHORE CORAL REEFS.
ACTIVE VOLCANOES ARE FOUND ON SEVERAL ISLANDS. THE HIGHEST
POINT IS MT. TABWEMASANA, 1,879M, ON ESPIRITU SANTO, THE
LARGEST ISLAND COVERING 3,635 SQ KM. MUCH OF THE ISLAND GROUP
GROUP IS COVERED WITH DENSE RAINFOREST.
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