Earth:Mount Tukosmera
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Short description: Mountain on Tanna, Vanuatu
| Mount Tukosmera | |
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  Mount Tukosmera Tanna, Vanuatu | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,084 m (3,556 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 19°34′35″S 169°23′33″E / 19.57639°S 169.3925°E [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tanna, Vanuatu |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mount Tukosmera is the tallest mountain on Tanna, Vanuatu. It is located in the southern part of the island. It was a volcano in the Pleistocene, but is no longer active, unlike Mount Yasur. The mountain has special religious significance for the adherents of the John Frum movement, as a place from which gods come.[citation needed]
Important Bird Area
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.[2]
References
- ↑ "Map of Mount Tukosmera". Collins Maps. http://www.collinsmaps.com/maps/Vanuatu/Mount-Tukosmera/P1013294.00.aspx. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- ↑ "Mount Tukusmera". BirdLife International. 2021. http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-tukusmera-iba-vanuatu.
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