Earth:Mount Tukosmera

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Short description: Mountain on Tanna, Vanuatu
Mount Tukosmera
Mount Tukosmera is located in Vanuatu
Mount Tukosmera
Mount Tukosmera
Tanna, Vanuatu
Highest point
Elevation1,084 m (3,556 ft)
Prominence1,084 m (3,556 ft) [1]
ListingRibu
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 19°34′35″S 169°23′33″E / 19.57639°S 169.3925°E / -19.57639; 169.3925[2]
Geography
LocationTanna, Vanuatu
Geology
Age of rockPleistocene


Important Bird Area

Collared petrels breed on the mountain

A 6,000-hectare (15,000-acre) tract of the upper slopes of the mountain has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it contains a breeding site for a population of collared petrels.[3]

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