Forari

Forari
Forari
	Village
	Forari Location in Vanuatu
	Coordinates: 17°41′3″S 168°32′48″E
Country	Vanuatu
Province	Shefa Province
Island	Efate
Time zone	UTC+11 (VUT)

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

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

Stanley, David (January 2000). South Pacific Handbook. David Stanley. p. 817. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
Pacific islands monthly: PIM. Pacific Publications. 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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.

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[Stanley2000-1] Stanley, David (January 2000). South Pacific Handbook. David Stanley. p. 817. ISBN 978-1-56691-172-6. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

[[[Pacific_islands_monthly]]:_PIM.-2] Pacific islands monthly: PIM. Pacific Publications. 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

[WardenHebrides)1971-3] 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.