Vanuatu
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Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km east of northern Aust
Cave drawings, Lelepa Island, associated with the Roy Mata World Heritage Site
Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós was the first European to arrive in Vanuatu, in 1606. He named Espiritu Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu.
James Cook landing at Tanna island, c. 1774
Tanna men on a boat, c. 1905
New Hebrides
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New Hebrides, named after the Hebrides in Scotland by Captain James Cook in 1774, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu. The New Hebrides Condominiu
Melanesian woodcarver on Ambryn, c. 1920.
British native police, 1944