Sulphur Bay
Sulphur Bay is a bay on the eastern side of Tanna island in Vanuatu. Nearby is Mount Yasur, called the world's most accessible volcano.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay
- Also known as: “Baie du Soufre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Yasur.
Mount Yasur
Volcano
Mount Yasur is a volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, 361 m high above sea level, on the coast near Sulphur Bay, northeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene. Mount Yasur is situated 2½ km southwest of Sulphur Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include White Sands and Ireupuow.
White Sands
Whitesands or White Sands is a village on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. Located on the southeast side of the island near Sulphur Bay, the area is a center of the indigenous Whitesands language and the John Frum cargo cult. There is a store.
Sulphur Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tafea, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Sulphur Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sulphur Bay”
- Japanese: “ソルファー湾”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sulphurbukta”
- Norwegian: “Sulphurbukta”
- Ukrainian: “Сульфур-бей”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ipikel and Loutabuas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nahlikagian Point and Ienekali Point.
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