Sarakata

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Sarakata
Data
location Espiritu Santo , Vanuatu
source West of Napil
15 ° 26 '0 "  S , 167 ° 4' 16"  O
Source height approx.  90  m
muzzle In the Pacific coordinates: 15 ° 30 '55 "  S , 167 ° 10' 17"  E 15 ° 30 '55 "  S , 167 ° 10' 17"  E
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 90 m

Sarakata is one of the longest rivers in Vanuatu . It runs in the southeast of the Espiritu Santo Island and flows into Velit Bay , west of Luganville .

geography

The river rises in the highlands west of Napil and flows strongly meandering initially to the west and receives numerous small tributaries. At Napil ( ⊙ ) a larger source stream flows to it from the left and north ( ⊙ ), whereupon the river changes direction and runs south. The river also forms the Cascade de la Sarakata ( ⊙ )

history

Unity Park on the Segond Channel (Second Canal) near the estuary was the location of John F. Kennedy's Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 while the crew awaited transfer to the Solomon Islands during World War II .

A Japanese company has plans to build a hydropower plant.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] ; geoview.info .
  2. ^ David Stanley: Moon Handbooks South Pacific . David Stanley, 2004, ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6 , p. 938.
  3. ^ Hydroelectric Power Station on Santo Island . Adaptationlearning.net. Retrieved May 23, 2015.