Million Dollar Point
One Army's Folly
A legacy beneath the water
Million Dollar Point is one of Vanuatu’s most distinctive dive sites, where large quantities of surplus U.S. military equipment were deliberately dumped at the end of World War II. Today, the site offers a rare underwater record of that decision, with vehicles, machinery and supplies scattered across the seabed.
The images below were captured by renowned underwater photographer Christopher Hamilton. His work has been widely published in magazines, online publications and marine reference books, and has received numerous awards. If you would like to use one of Christopher’s images in your publication, please contact him via his website at chphotographic.com
Explore Santo
in context
The Museum is part of a much larger wartime landscape. Across Espiritu Santo, airfields, wharves, hospitals and supply bases once formed a vast and vital Allied network.
To help place these locations in context, we’ve created an interactive map of the island’s south-east region. It brings together as many known sites as possible, allowing you to explore how the Museum connects to the wider story of the Pacific War.
