Lake Letas
Lake Letas is the largest lake in Vanuatu, located in the center of the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu. The place submitted an application to be considered an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, and has been listed as a protected Ramsar site since 2023.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Crater lake
- Description: lake
- Also known as: “Lac de la Colline des Vapeurs”, “Lac Létas”, and “Steaming Hill Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Gharat and Siri Waterfall.
Mount Gharat
Volcano
Photo: Bradwarden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Gharat or Mount Garet, a somma volcano, is the highest peak on the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu.
Siri Waterfall
Waterfall
Photo: Bradwarden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siri Waterfall, formerly called Santa Maria Waterfall, is a 120-metre-high waterfall located about 3 km inland from the eastern coast of the island of Gaua in northern Vanuatu. Siri Waterfall is situated 3½ km east of Lake Letas.
Lake Letas
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Torba, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Letas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Lake Letas” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Возера Летас”
- Belarusian: “Летас”
- Bulgarian: “Летас”
- Cebuano: “Lake Létas”
- Chinese: “萊塔斯湖”
- Chuvash: “Летас”
- Croatian: “Letas”
- French: “lac Letas”
- French: “Lac Letas”
- German: “Lake Letas”
- Indonesian: “Danau Letas”
- Japanese: “レタス湖”
- Lithuanian: “Letas”
- Lithuanian: “Letaso ežeras”
- Polish: “Letas”
- Portuguese: “Lago Letas”
- Russian: “Летас”
- Spanish: “Lago Letas”
- Ukrainian: “Летас”
- Welsh: “Llyn Letas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wangtoo and Tarasag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siriv Gaua and Gaua Island.
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