Mount Gharat

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Mount Gharat (Mount Garet)
Mount Gharat and Lake Letas.jpg
Mount Gharat and Lake Letas
Highest point
Elevation797 m (2,615 ft)[1]
Prominence797 m (2,615 ft)
Coordinates14°16′S 167°30′E / 14.27°S 167.5°E / -14.27; 167.5Coordinates: 14°16′S 167°30′E / 14.27°S 167.5°E / -14.27; 167.5[1]
Geography
Map-Gaua-Vanuatu.png
Mt Garet, in the middle of Gaua island
LocationGaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu
Geology
Mountain typeSomma-Stratovolcano
Last eruption2011[1]

Mount Gharat or Mount Garet (797 m), a somma volcano, is the highest peak on the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu. The peak is located at the centre of the island, is volcanically active and is surrounded by Lake Letas on all sides except southwest.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gaua". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
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