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Mount Gharat

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The volcano has slightly different names, depending on which of the local languages is being considered. It is known as
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The peak is located at the centre of the island, is volcanically active and is surrounded by
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found sometimes on maps is an attempt at transcribing
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Elevation
Prominence
Coordinates
14°16′S 167°30′E / 14.27°S 167.5°E / -14.27; 167.5

Gaua
Banks Islands
Vanuatu
Mountain type
Somma
Stratovolcano
Last eruption
somma volcano
volcanic
Gaua
Banks Islands
Vanuatu
Lake Letas
Eruption of Mt Garet in Sept 2010.
Eruption of Mt Garet in Sept 2010
[ɣaˈrɛt]
Nume
[ɣraːt]
Dorig
[ɣɛˈrɛ​͡at]
Koro
[ɣæˈræs]
Lakon
Mota

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