Lorup Bay

bay, Vanuatu

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Lorup Bay is located on the northernmost islet of the Banks Islands, which are part of Vanuatu in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This bay is situated within a volcanic cone that has been breached by the sea, creating a unique geographical feature on the east coast of the islet of Ureparapara. The Banks Islands group, which includes Lorup Bay, receives a high amount of annual rainfall and is heavily forested.1

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…by the sea, thus creating Lorup Bay in its east coast. Several of the islands have active volcanoes. The islands’ inhabitants, who are mostly Melanesians, cultivate copra and coffee for export. There are airstrips on Mota Lava and Vanua Lava.
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…by the sea, thus creating Lorup Bay in its east coast. Several of the islands have active volcanoes. The islands’ inhabitants, who are mostly Melanesians, cultivate copra and coffee for export. There are airstrips on Mota Lava and Vanua Lava.
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