Ipikil Explained

Ipikil
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vanuatu
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vanuatu
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Vanuatu
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tafea Province
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Tanna
Population As Of:2009
Timezone:VUT
Utc Offset:+11
Coordinates:-19.5131°N 169.46°W

Ipikil is a village nestled on Sulphur Bay[1] on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu, set between New Guinea and Fiji.

It was once a stronghold of the John Frum movement.[2] In April 2000, Lake Isiwi burst down the valley, destroying the village of Sulphur Bay without loss of life. The entire village had answered an urgent alarm bell from the nearby Church on the Rock, which was empty at the time, and no-one was killed. Thousands of villagers from the area officially declared themselves Christian in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames.org . 2024-08-10 . www.geonames.org.
  2. Web site: Magazine . Smithsonian . Raffaele . Paul . In John They Trust . 2024-08-10 . Smithsonian Magazine . en.