Forari is one of the three most used ports in Vanuatu.

Forari
Village
Forari is located in Vanuatu
Forari
Forari
Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 17°41′3″S 168°32′48″E / 17.68417°S 168.54667°E / -17.68417; 168.54667
Country Vanuatu
ProvinceShefa Province
IslandEfate
Time zoneUTC+11 (VUT)

It is on the eastern end of Éfaté Island.

It contains a manganese mine which was opened in 1962 by the French and closed in 1979.[1][2] In 1971 it was reported that "workable deposits of manganese oxides occur over an area of 25km2 at Forari."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Stanley, David (January 2000). South Pacific Handbook. David Stanley. p. 817. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ^ Pacific islands monthly: PIM. Pacific Publications. 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ Warden, Arthur Jones (1971). Manganese mineralisation in the New Hebrides. Geological Survey (New Hebrides), Published by the British Service. p. 21. Retrieved 7 March 2012.