Worth knowing
Vanuatu
The land divers of Pentecost Island jump from wooden towers up to about 30 metres high. Each vine is measured so that the diver stops just above the ground.
Where its story happens
Pentecost Island, at 15.76°S, 168.19°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Vanuatu
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Vanuatu, a chain of islands in the South Pacific, west of Fiji and east of northern Australia. See Vanuatu on a map.
- It was called the New Hebrides until 1980, and its capital is Port Vila.
- Men on one of its islands dive from wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles: the origin of the bungee jump.
- For decades it was ruled by Britain and France at the same time, with two sets of laws, police and schools.
- It has more languages for its population than any other country: over 100, for a few hundred thousand people.