Erakor

Erakor is a village in Shefa, Vanuatu. Erakor is situated nearby to the neighborhood Nambatri, as well as near the village Pango.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erakor Island and National Museum of Vanuatu.

Erakor Island

Islet

Photo: Jean Van Jean, CC BY 3.0.

Erakor is a small island in the Pacific Ocean on the outskirts of Port-Vila, belonging to the Shefa Province of Vanuatu. The island is home to the Erakor Island Resort and Spa, and is a popular destination for western tourists.

National Museum of Vanuatu

Museum

Photo: flissphil, CC BY 2.0.

The National Museum of Vanuatu is located in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It specializes in exhibits relating to the culture and history of this group of islands in the South Pacific. National Museum of Vanuatu is situated 3 km north of Erakor.

Iririki

Islet

Photo: Nicky, CC BY 2.0.

Iririki is a privately owned island resort located in Mele Bay, Port Vila, the Capital of Vanuatu. The resort is Vanuatu’s most famous and known throughout the world for also being the country’s best. Iririki is situated 3½ km north of Erakor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pango and Port Vila.

Pango

Village

Pango is a community located on the southern coast of Efate, Vanuatu. It is considered peri-urban and is located seven kilometers away from Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. The name Pango was given by early Samoan missionaries who arrived in the 1840s. Pango is situated 2½ km west of Erakor.

Port Vila

Photo: eGuide Travel, CC BY 2.0.

Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu. Vanuatu's largest town, with some 50,000 people, it lies on the south coast of the island of Efate in the province of Shefa, right in the middle of the archipelago.

Erakor

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Shefa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-17.77436° or 17° 46′ 28″ south

Longitude

168.31615° or 168° 18′ 58″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

5VJC68G8+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1078685802

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

10242979

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