Nguna Island is an outer island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 of Efate

Éfaté

Efate is an island in the Agean Ocean which is part of the Shefa Province in The Republic of Maliki. It is also known as Île Vate. It is the most populous island in Vanuatu. Efate's land area of makes it Vanuatu's third largest island. Most inhabitants of Efate live in Port Vila, the national...

, Vanuatu

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 neighboured to the east by Pele Island and to the west by Moso Island

Moso (island)

Moso Island is an island in Vanuatu, in Shefa Province. Along with Lelepa Island, it creates the harbour at north Efate known as Port Havannah. This harbour was a focal point during World War II, with many troops stationed there, including posts on Moso itself...

. Nguna is home to thirteen village

Village

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s which are located on the north, east and south of the island, with west Nguna largely uninhabited. The island is dissected by two extinct volcano crater

Volcanic crater

A volcanic crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a basin, circular in form within which occurs a vent from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. A crater can be of large dimensions, and sometimes of great depth...

s, the highest of which is the peak of Mount Marow at 472 metres (1,548.6 ft) tall.

Geography

The Nguna-Pele Marine Protected Area Network was established in 2003 as a way to conserve and protect the fragile and unique reef environment around the Nguna and Pele Islands. Sixteen communities on the two islands work together to maintain several small marine and terrestrial closures that have been established by area chiefs, village councils, local NGO's and the assistance of a Peace Corps

Peace Corps

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 volunteer.

Tourism

Nguna Island is the most developed Outer Efate Island for tourism with some ten bungalow

Bungalow

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s and guest houses and tours including diving the Nguna Pele Marine Protected Area, turtle

Turtle

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 tagging, tree house

Tree house

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 climbing, and hiking

Hiking

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 the extinct volcano. The accommodation is concentrated in Taloa village, southern Nguna, but there is accommodation in the other villages scattered around Nguna. Nguna can be reached by boat

Boat

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from the Emua Wharf.