Million Dollar Point

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Million Dollar Point is an underwater dumping site off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu where the U.S. military discarded vast quantities of equipment after World War II, now a popular dive attraction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dive site
underwater dumping site
access boat dive
shore dive
attracts scuba divers
tourists interested in military history
underwater photographers
constructedBy United States military
continent Oceania
country Vanuatu
countryDuringEvent New Hebrides
creator United States Armed Forces
currentUse recreational scuba diving
snorkeling attraction
depthRange shallow to moderate depth
era World War II
post–World War II era
eventPeriod post–World War II
hasCause surplus U.S. military equipment after World War II
hasEnvironmentalEffect artificial reef formation
marine habitat creation
hasHeritageStatus local historical site
hasPart coral-encrusted machinery
metal debris field
sunken bulldozers
sunken construction equipment
sunken cranes
sunken jeeps
sunken shipping containers
sunken trucks
languageOfPlaceName English
locatedIn Espiritu Santo
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sanma Province
locatedInBodyOfWater South Pacific Ocean
locatedNear Luganville
locatedOffCoastOf Espiritu Santo Island
locatedOn Segond Channel
nameRefersTo high monetary value of dumped equipment
nearbyAttraction SS President Coolidge wreck
partOf World War II heritage of Vanuatu
significantEvent dumping of vast quantities of U.S. military equipment
postwar abandonment of military supplies
timeOfEvent early 1940s
mid 1940s
tourismType dive tourism
war relic tourism
usedFor disposal of surplus war material
military equipment dumping

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Espiritu Santo hasTouristAttraction Million Dollar Point
Luganville hasTourismAttraction Million Dollar Point