Where is Vanuatu?
Vanuatu is a country in Oceania.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Melanesia
- Land borders
- None. It shares no land border with another country.
- Area
- About 7,900 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Southern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 17.73° S, 168.32° E
About Vanuatu
Vanuatu is a Y-shaped Melanesian archipelago of about 83 volcanic islands in the South Pacific. Britain and France ruled it jointly as the New Hebrides from 1906, and it became independent on 30 July 1980 under Walter Lini. It has the world's highest density of languages per person, along with Pentecost land diving and the John Frum cargo cult.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 5 on 27 October 2026 (#56), hardest clue first:
- Ancient Lapita archaeological sites here became the country's first World Heritage listing in 2008.
- Two of its islands, Matthew and Hunter, are claimed and controlled by France through New Caledonia.
- Copra, kava, beef, cocoa and timber make up much of what this island nation sells abroad.
- Its capital and largest town is Port Vila on the island of Efate.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Fiji 1,100 km away
- Solomon Islands 1,300 km away
- Tonga 1,800 km away
- Nauru 1,900 km away
- Kiribati 2,200 km away
- Papua New Guinea 2,500 km away
- New Zealand 2,700 km away
- Australia 2,700 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Vanuatu. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.