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Efate Island in Vanuatu

Efate is the main island of Vanuatu, where the capital Port Vila is situated and also where the majority of commerce and tourism takes place. Archeological evidence in the form of distinctive pottery, indicates the first humans to settle in Efate were the Lapita people, probably from Papua New-Guinea via the Solomon islands. Oral history from Tongoa Island recalls the first arrival from the name Efate was effectively a comment on the island being a place where they would settle.

Cook was the first European to visit the island, naming it Sandwich Island after Lord Sandwich, the patron of his voyage. Fortunately the indigenous name prevailed. European settlement began with the whalers, sandalwood traders and missionaries. The first European settlement by predominantly English people was on Havana Harbour, on the north side of Efate. After a long drought in 1882, and persistent outbreaks of malaria and the simple fact that the French brought women to their settlement in Port Vila, led ... Read More...