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Vila
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Vila

 or Port-Vila

Seaport, capital, and largest town (pop., 2003 est.: 33,987) of Vanuatu, southwestern South Pacific Ocean. Although French in appearance, the town has a multinational population including British, French, and Vietnamese. It served as a base for the U.S. in World War II and subsequently became the commercial centre of Vanuatu.



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3 magnitude, struck just 15 minutes at the same depth but 35km farther north of Santo and Port Vila.
The largest tsunami wave we have observed was in Port Vila and that was 60 centimetres from trough to peak," Stuart Weinstein, the warning centre's assistant director, told Radio New Zealand.
The largest tsunami wave we have observed was in Port Vila and that was 60 centimetres from trough to peak," Stuart Weinstein, the warning centre's assistant director, told Radio New Zealand.
 
 
 
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