where is vanuatu located on the world map
Vanuatu (English: / ˌvɑːnuˈɑːtuː / (listen) VAH-noo-AH-too or / vænˈwɑːtuː / van-WAH-too; Bislama, French IPA: (vanuatu)), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is a Pacific island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 kilometres (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of the Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.