Key facts
- Elevation
- 1,879 m (6,165 ft)
- Prominence
- 1,879 m (6,165 ft)
- Listing
- Country high point , Ultra , Ribu
- Location
- Espiritu Santo , Vanuatu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Located in
- Espiritu Santo
- Elevation
- 1879
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- topographic prominence
- 1879
- located in/on physical feature
- Espiritu Santo
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Encyclopedic overview
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. Mount Tabwemasana actually consists of two peaks and local folklore believes that these two peaks (male and female) come together in embrace at night.
Until the 1970s the village of Kerepua was located on the flanks of Tabwemasana, a full day's walk to the coast through thick rainforest. However, in the late 1970s like many other mountain villages, Kerepua was relocated to the coast and now provides the launching pad for any summit attempt.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Tabwemasana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.