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Volcano in Vanuatu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Mount Gharat (Mount Garet) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 797 m (2,615 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 797 m (2,615 ft) |
Coordinates | 14°16′S 167°30′E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Gaua, Banks Islands, Vanuatu |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Somma-Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 2011[1] |
The peak is located at the centre of the island, is volcanically active and is surrounded by Lake Letas on all sides except the southwest.
The volcano has slightly different names, depending on which of the local languages is being considered. It is known as Garet [ɣaˈrɛt] in Nume, Grāt [ɣraːt] in Dorig, Gerät [ɣɛˈrɛ͡at] in Koro, Gäräs [ɣæˈræs] in Lakon. The spelling Gharat found sometimes on maps is an attempt at transcribing Mota or Olrat Garat [ɣarat].
All these names come from a Proto-Torres-Banks form *ɣarati, whose literal meaning is “itching, burning” ‒ perhaps in relation to the volcano's toxic fumes.
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