Mount Tukosmera

Mount Tukosmera
Mount Tukosmera Tanna, Vanuatu
Highest point
Elevation	1,084 m (3,556 ft)
Prominence	1,084 m (3,556 ft) [1]
Listing	Ribu
Coordinates	19°34′35″S169°23′33″E / 19.57639°S 169.39250°E / -19.57639; 169.39250 [2]
Geography
Location	Tanna, Vanuatu
Geology
Rock age	Pleistocene

Mount Tukosmera is the tallest mountain on Tanna, Vanuatu. It is located in the southern part of the island. It was a volcano in the Pleistocene, but is no longer active, unlike Mount Yasur. The mountain has special religious significance for the adherents of the John Frum movement, as a place from which gods come.^{[ citation needed ]}

Important Bird Area

Collared petrels breed on the mountain

A 6,000-hectare (15,000-acre) tract of the upper slopes of the mountain has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it contains a breeding site for a population of collared petrels. ^[3]

References

1. "Melanesia". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
2. "Map of Mount Tukosmera". Collins Maps. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
3. "Mount Tukusmera". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.