Mount Tukosmera
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Mount Tukosmera is the tallest mountain on Tanna, Vanuatu
. It is located in the northwest of the island. It was a volcano in the Pleistocene
, but is no longer active, as is Mount Yasur
.
The mountain has special religious significance for the adherents of the John Frum
movement, as a place from which gods come.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. It is located in the northwest of the island. It was a volcano in the Pleistocene
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
, but is no longer active, as is Mount Yasur
Mount Yasur
Mount Yasur is an active volcano on Tanna Island, Vanuatu with a height of above sea level, located on the coast near Sulphur Bay. It lies to the southeast of the taller Mount Tukosmera, which was active in the Pleistocene. It has a largely unvegetated pyroclastic cone with a nearly-circular...
.
The mountain has special religious significance for the adherents of the John Frum
John Frum
John Frum is a figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. He is often depicted as an American World War II serviceman, who will bring wealth and prosperity to the people if they follow him. He is sometimes portrayed as black, sometimes as white; from David Attenborough's...
movement, as a place from which gods come.