class="apple-converted-space"> Vanuatu.
It is 40 km (25 mi) long and 19 km (12 mi) wide, with a
total area of 550 km² (212 sq mi). Its highest point is the 1,084 m
(3,556 ft) summit of Mount
Tukosmera in the south of the
island. In the east, northeast of the peak, close to the coast, is where Siwi Lake was located until mid April 2000 when,
following unusually heavy rain, the lake burst down the valley into Sulphur Bay, destroying the village
with no loss of life. It is the most populous island in Tafea Province, with a population of
about 20,000, and one of the more populous islands in the country.Isangel, the
provincial administrative capital, is on the west coast near the island's
largest town of Lénakel. Mount Yasur is an accessible active volcano which is located on the southeast
coast
