Infobox islands name Gaua image name Map Gaua Vanuatu.png image caption Map of Gaua locator map Womtelo Map Banks Vanuatu 1000.png native name native name link location Pacific Ocean coordinates coord 14 15 54 S 167 31 12 E region VU TOB type isle display inline,title archipelago Vanuatu , Banks Islands area km2 342 highest mount Mount Gharat elevation m 767 country Vanuatu country admin divisions title Province country admin divisions Torba Province country largest city Jolap country largest city population population 2491 population as of 2009 density km2 2.2 ethnic groups Gaua formerly known as Santa Maria Island is the largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of northern Vanuatu . It covers 342 km . Physical geography It has rugged terrain, reaching up to Mount Gharat 797 m , the peak of the active stratovolcano at the center of the island. The most recent eruption was in 2011 ... from the two smaller islands Merig and Merelava , southeast of Gaua. The largest village is Jolap ... traditionally spoken on Gaua Lakon language Lakon or Vur Olrat language Olrat Koro language Vanuatu Koro Dorig language Dorig and Nume language Nume . Economy The population of Gaua lives of the traditional ... exports are copra and Cocoa bean cacao . Gaua has an Gaua Airport airport List of airports in Vanuatu ... Image Siri Falls Gaua Vanuatu.jpg Siri Waterfall Image Mbaravit Beach.jpg Baravit Beach east coast Image Gaua People.jpg Local people gallery div References references External links cite gvp vnum 0507 02 name Gaua http volcano.oregonstate.edu volcanoes volc images australia vanuatu gaua.html Volcano World Gaua http alex.francois.free.fr AF field.htm Detailed list and map of the Banks and Torres languages, including those of Gaua Category Islands of Vanuatu Category Volcanoes of Vanuatu Category Volcanic calderas Category Crater lakes Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub bg de Gaua eo Gaua fr Gaua mrj nl Gaua pt Gaua ru fi Gaua zh ... more details
Infobox Airport name Gaua Airport nativename image IATA ZGU ICAO NVSQ center Location map Vanuatu width 200 float center AlternativeMap Vanuatu relief location map.jpg lat deg 14 lat min 13 lat sec 05 lat dir S lon deg 167 lon min 35 lon sec 14 lon dir E caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label Gaua Airport position right small Location of airport in Vanuatu small center type Public owner operator city served Gaua , Torba , Vanuatu location elevation f elevation m coordinates coord 14 13 05 S 167 35 14 E region VU TOB type airport website metric rwy y r1 number r1 length m r1 length f r1 surface footnotes Source ref name GCM GCM NVSQ Gaua Island, Torba, Vanuatu NVSQ ZGU ref Gaua Airport airport codes ZGU NVSQ is an airport on the island of Gaua , one of the Banks Islands in the Torba Province Torba provinces of Vanuatu province in Vanuatu . ref name GCM Airlines and destinations Air Vanuatu Luganville, Mota Lava, Sola References references External links ASN ZGU Category Airports in Vanuatu Category Torba Province Oceania airport stub Vanuatu geo stub pl Port lotniczy Gaua zh ... more details
Lakona can refer to Lakona , King of Oahu, in the history of Hawaii . Lakona , an incorrect spelling sometimes found for Laakona , Prince of Oahu, in the history of Hawaii . Lakona Bay , a bay on the western coast of Gaua island in Vanuatu . Lakona , a name sometimes given to the language Lakon language Lakon , spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu . disambiguation ... more details
File Map Gaua Vanuatu.png thumb 250px right The village of Dorig, south of Gaua island. Dorig IPA xx d ri is a village located on the south coast of Gaua , in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu . Its population counts approximately 250 individuals. Their language is also called Dorig language Dorig . ref http alex.francois.free.fr AF field.htm Vanuatu List of Banks islands languages, showing the range of Dorig language . ref Links http maps.google.com maps?f q&hl en&q Vanuatu&ie UTF8&om 1&t k&hq &hnear Vanuatu&ll 14.3673,167.546589&spn 0.00317,0.006899&z 17 Satellite photo of Dorig . Notes reflist Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date November 2010 Image Gauacloseupmap2.png thumb right 300px Gaua Island map, with Siri Waterfall Image Siri Falls Gaua Vanuatu.jpg thumb right 300px Siri Waterfall, Gaua, Vanuatu Siri Waterfall , formerly called Santa Maria Waterfall , is a 120 metre high waterfall located about 3 km inland from the eastern coast of the island of Gaua in northern Vanuatu . The supply of water to the waterfall is from Lake Letas . This lake is a large freshwater lake located in the crater at the centre of the volcanic island, about 600 meters above sea level. Water flows from the lake 3 km east to the top of Siri Waterfall. After the waterfall, the water flows as a large stream, called Mbe Solomul River formerly Namang , for another 3 km before it reaches the sea. The large stream is known as Big Water . A rough estimate of the water flow rate during the dry season month of August 2006 was approximately 5 cubic metres per second. coord 14.26838 167.57034 type waterbody globe earth region VU display title Category Waterfalls of Vanuatu Vanuatu geo stub ... more details
Infobox mountain name Mount Gharat Mount Garet photo Mount Gharat and Lake Letas.jpg thumb centre photo caption Mount Gharat and Lake Letas . elevation m 797 elevation ref prominence m 797 prominence ref location Gaua , Banks Islands , Vanuatu range coordinates coord 14 16 S 167 30 E type mountain region VU display inline,title topo type Stratovolcano age last eruption 2010 first ascent easiest route Mount Gharat or Mount Garet 797 m is the highest peak on the volcano volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu . The peak is located at the centre of the island, is volcanically active and is surrounded by Lake Letas on all sides except southwest. References http www.volcano.si.edu world volcano.cfm?vnum 0507 02 Global Volcanism Program Image Map Gaua Vanuatu.png thumb left 280px The island of Gaua DEFAULTSORT Gharat, Mount Category Volcanoes of Vanuatu Category Volcanic calderas Category Mountains of Vanuatu Category Active volcanoes Category Stratovolcanoes bg de Mount Garat es Monte Gharat fr Mont Gharat ... more details
Distinguish Koro language India Koro language New Guinea Infobox Language name Koro states Vanuatu region Gaua speakers 280 familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Southern Oceanic languages Southern Oceanic fam5 Vanuatu fam6 Northern Vanuatu languages Northern Vanuatu fam7 East Vanuatu languages East Vanuatu iso3 krf Koro is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua Gaua island in Vanuatu . Its 280 speakers live in the village of Koro Vanuatu Koro , on the south coast of Gaua. ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 p 444 ref Koro is a distinct language from its immediate neighbours, Dorig language Dorig 300 sp. and Olrat language Olrat 4 sp. . ref http alex.francois.free.fr AF field.htm List of Banks islands languages . ref Phonology Koro has 8 phoneme phonemic vowels. These include 7 monophthong s IPA i a u and one diphthong IPA a . ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 p 445 ref References reflist Bibliography citation doi last Fran ois first Alexandre year 2005 title Unraveling the History of the Vowels of Seventeen Northern Vanuatu Languages journal Oceanic Linguistics volume 44 issue 2 pages 443 504 url http anu.academia.edu AlexFran C3 A7ois Papers 1371181 Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen northern Vanuatu languages External links http alex.francois.free.fr AlexFrancois Torba languages map.htm Linguistic map of north Vanuatu, showing range of Koro on Gaua . Category Languages of Vanuatu Category East Vanuatu languages Category Torba Province Vanuatu stub au lang stub fr Koro langue du Vanuatu pms Lenga Koro, Vanuatu ... more details
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Infobox lake lake name Lake Letas image lake Mount Gharat and Lake Letas.jpg caption lake with Mount Gharat image bathymetry Map Gaua Vanuatu.png caption bathymetry Map of Gaua, with Lake Letas in center location Gaua coords coord 14 17 S 167 32 E region VU type waterbody source GNS enwiki display inline,title type crater lake inflow outflow Siri Waterfall catchment basin countries Vanuatu length 6.3 km width 3.6 km area 19 km depth 42 m max depth 350 m volume 800,000,000 m residence time shore elevation 600 m islands cities Image Gauacloseupmap2.png thumb right 300px Gaua closeup map Lake Letas is the largest lake in Vanuatu , located in the center of the volcanic island of Gaua of the Banks Islands in northern Vanuatu. The place submitted an application to be considered an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. The lake is U shaped, surrounding Mount Gharat on all sides except southwest. It is about 9 km long north to south and about 6 km wide, with an area of 19 km . It is situated in the center of the 20 km diameter island, and rests about 600 meters above sea level and it is about 360 meters deep. It is a fresh water lake with a temperature of 32 Celsius, where only eel s and shrimp s can survive. ref http www.delvut.ec.europa.eu en republic of vanuatu environment profile 2004.pdf ref The water in the lake is not very clear, but has a greenish color. Water constantly flows out of the lake at a natural overflow located on the eastern side of the lake. The water flows about 3 km east to Siri Waterfall and then another 3 km through Namang or Mbe Solomul River before it reaches the sea. Local people say there is a canoe at the top of the lake which is used to cross the lake from the eastern side to get to Mount Gharat . The canoe is sometimes located on the eastern edge of the lake near the water overflow , or sometimes on the north eastern edge of the lake nearest Gaua Airport . A rough estimate of the water flow rate out of the lake during the dry season month of Au ... more details
other uses Lakona disambiguation Infobox language name Lakon states Vanuatu region Gaua speakers c. 700 familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Southern Oceanic languages Southern Oceanic fam5 Vanuatu fam6 Northern Vanuatu languages Northern Vanuatu fam7 East Vanuatu languages East Vanuatu iso3 lkn notice IPA Lakon IPA xx lak n is an Oceanic language, spoken on the west coast of GauaGaua island in Vanuatu . Names Lakon is named after the area where it is spoken, also known as Lakona Bay , which encompasses the west coast of Gaua. It is sometimes referred to as Lakona after its name in Mota language Mota . Its former dialects include Qatareu Q t rew , Vure Vur , Toglatareu, Togla. Phonology Lakon has 16 phoneme phonemic vowels. These include 8 short i a u and 8 long vowels i a u . ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 p 445 ref class wikitable style text align center Lakon vowels Front vowel Front Central vowel Central Back vowel Back near close vowel Near close IPAlink i IPAlink i IPAlink u IPAlink u close mid vowel Close mid IPAlink IPAlink IPAlink IPAlink open mid vowel Open mid IPAlink IPAlink IPAlink IPAlink near open vowel Near open IPAlink IPAlink open vowel Open IPAlink a IPAlink a References reflist Bibliography citation doi last Fran ois first Alexandre year 2005 title Unraveling the history of vowels in seventeen north Vanuatu languages journal Oceanic Linguistics volume 44 issue 2 pages 443 504 url http alex.francois.free.fr data AlexFrancois VowelsNorthernVanuatu OL44 2.pdf External links http anglicanhistory.org oceania lakona1897.html Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in Lakon from Project Canterbury http www.hrelp.org grants projects index.php?lang 49 Information on HRELP project grant ... of Lakon on Gaua Category Languages of Vanuatu Category East Vanuatu languages Category Torba Province ... more details
Distinguish Doric Greek Doric dialect Scotland Infobox Language name Dorig states Vanuatu region Gaua speakers 300 familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Southern Oceanic languages Southern Oceanic fam5 Vanuatu fam6 Northern Vanuatu languages Northern Vanuatu fam7 East Vanuatu languages East Vanuatu iso3 wwo Dorig sometimes called Wetamut is an Oceanic language spoken on GauaGaua island in Vanuatu . Its 300 speakers live mostly in the village of Dorig Vanuatu Dorig IPA xx d ri , on the south coast of Gaua. Smaller speaker communities can be found in the villages of Qteon east coast and Qtevut west coast . Dorig s immediate neighbours are Koro language Vanuatu Koro and Mwerlap language Mwerlap . ref http alex.francois.free.fr AF field.htm Vanuatu List of Banks islands languages . ref Phonology Dorig has 8 phoneme phonemic vowels. These include 7 short monophthong s IPA i a u and one long vowel IPA a . ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 p 445 ref class wikitable style text align center Dorig vowels Front vowel Front Back vowel Back close vowel Close IPAlink i IPAlink u near close vowel Near close IPAlink IPAlink open mid vowel Open mid IPAlink IPAlink open vowel Open colspan 2 style text align center IPAlink a IPAlink a The phonotactics phonotactic template for a syllable in Dorig is IPA CCVC e.g. IPA rk p a woman IPA m sar poor IPA wr t octopus . Remarkably, the consonant clusters of these IPA CCVC syllables are not constrained by the Sonority Sequencing Principle . ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2010 p 407 ref References reflist Bibliography citation doi last Fran ois first Alexandre year 2005 title Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen northern Vanuatu languages journal Oceanic Linguistics volume 44 issue 2 pages 443 504 url http anu.academia.edu AlexFran C3 A7ois Papers ... of north Vanuatu, showing range of Dorig on Gaua . http alex.francois.free.fr AFtxt drg elves e.htm ... more details
, coffee , and on Gaua Cocoa bean cacao are grown for export. The sulfur deposits of Mount Suretamate ... Merelava and stopped at Gaua, before landing on Espiritu Santo and establishing a short lived colony ... on Mota Lava, Vanua Lava, and Gaua, which have a few flights a week with Air Vanuatu . Ships come ... more details
Infobox language name Mwerlap states Vanuatu region Merelava , Gaua speakers c. 1100 ref http alex.francois.free.fr AlexFrancois Torba languages map.htm Linguistic map of north Vanuatu, showing range of Mwerlap . ref familycolor Austronesian fam2 Malayo Polynesian languages Malayo Polynesian fam3 Oceanic languages Oceanic fam4 Southern Oceanic languages Southern Oceanic fam5 Vanuatu fam6 Northern Vanuatu languages Northern Vanuatu fam7 East Vanuatu languages East Vanuatu iso3 mrm notice IPA Mwerlap is an Oceanic languages Oceanic language spoken in the south of the Banks Islands in Vanuatu . Its 900 speakers live mostly in Merelava and Merig , but a fair proportion have also settled the east coast of GauaGaua island . ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 p 444 ref Besides, a number of Mwerlap speakers live in the two cities of Vanuatu, Port Vila and Luganville . Names Mwerlap is the name of Merelava island in the language, phonetically IPA rlap . The language is sometimes referred to as Merelava or Merlav in the literature. Merelava reflects the name of the island in Mota language Mota , another language of the Banks Islands. Merlav represents an earlier attempt at transcribing the vernacular name of the island. Phonology Mwerlap has 12 phoneme phonemic vowels. These include 9 monophthong s IPA i a and 3 diphthong s IPA a . ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 pp 445, 460 . ref References reflist Bibliography citation doi last Fran ois first Alexandre year 2005 title Unraveling the history of vowels in seventeen north Vanuatu languages journal Oceanic Linguistics volume 44 issue 2 pages 443 504 url http alex.francois.free.fr data AlexFrancois VowelsNorthernVanuatu OL44 2.pdf External links http www.language archives.org language mrm Bibliographic information on Merlav Mwerlap http justus.anglican.org resources bcp Melanesia merelava intro.html Na Buk Tatar, Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in the Merelava Mwerlap language Category Languages of Vanuatu ... more details
Coord 14 19 S 167 48 E region VU type isle source GNS enwiki display title Merig formerly known as le Sainte Claire Verify source date November 2010 is a small island located 20 km east of Gaua , in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu . The island is about 800 meters wide, and has a circumference of 2.2 km. Merig is only inhabited by one household, consisting of 12 individuals. ref cite journal url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate October 11, 2010 ref They speak Mwerlap , ref Citation make link http alex.francois.free.fr AlexFrancois Torba languages map e.htm Languages of the Banks & Torres Islands . ref the language of the neighbouring island Merelava . Notes reflist Category Islands of Vanuatu Category Volcanoes of Vanuatu Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub de M rig fr Merig ru zh ... more details
Infobox islands name Vanua Lava image name Vanua lava.jpg image caption Map of Vanua Lava locator map Womtelo Map Banks Vanuatu 1000.png native name V n lav native name link location Pacific Ocean coordinates coord 13 48 S 167 28 E region VU type isle archipelago Vanuatu , Banks Islands area km2 314 highest mount Mount Suretamate elevation m 921 country Vanuatu country admin divisions title Province country admin divisions Torba Province country largest city Sola, Vanuatu Sola country largest city population population 2623 population as of 2009 density km2 8.35 ethnic groups Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province , Vanuatu , after slightly larger Gaua . It is located about 120 km north northeast of Espiritu Santo and north of Gaua. It has a land area of 314 km . Its population numbered 2,623 in 2009. ref 2623 sum of Vanua Lava Kwakea figures in 2009 census cite paper url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate Nov 23, 2010 ref The island measures about 25 km north to south and 20 km east to west. The island has two natural harbors, Port Patteson in the east and Vureas Bay Vur s in the southwest. The island includes Mount Suretamate also spelled Sure Ama, S r timiat, 921 m , an active volcano. The last major eruption was 1965. The highest altitude on the island is 946 m. To the east of the island are the islets of Kwakea and Ravenga . On the west side is Waterfall Bay Vanuatu Waterfall Bay . The capital of Torba province, Sola, Vanuatu Sola , is located on the east side of the island, on Port Patteson. There is an airport there IATA code SLH , to which Air Vanuatu flies three times a week. There is one road on the island but few vehicles. Vanua Lava was first explored by New Zealand Bishop George Augu ... more details
Taxobox name Royal Parrotfinch image ErythruraSmit.jpg image caption Illustration below with Erythrura cyaneovirens status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Estrildidae genus Erythrura species E. regia binomial Erythrura regia binomial authority Philip Sclater Sclater , 1881 The Royal Parrotfinch Erythrura regia is a species of estrildid finch endemic to Vanuatu . It is found commonly at mid altitudes on the larger islands such as Espiritu Santo , above 300 m. But it also can be found at sea level small islands in fruiting ficus fig s in forest edge in Emae and Tongoa . This species is usually found in singles, pairs or small groups feeding on figs in the forest canopy. Identification The Royal Parrotfinch is approximately 11 cm long. This species is a multicoloured finch. Male Royal Parrotfinches have a bright red head and tail, blue breast and turquoise green upperparts, while females are greener in colour. Young Royal Parrotfinches are duller with dull blue head. This species has high, thin voice and trilling song. Threats This species is threatened by the commercial logging which removed its natural habitat. There are also reports of small scale cage bird trade of Royal Parrotfinch. Conservation measures It was suggested to implement captive conservation breeding programme on Lake Letas Reserve , Gaua . It was also proposed to investigate any cage bird trade, especially on Tongoa and Emae. Reduce commercial logging to conserve forest reserves, supporting natural habitat of Lake Letas Reserve. References http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 8693&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet Category Estrildidae Category Birds of Vanuatu Category Endemic fauna of Vanuatu Estrildidae stub de K nigs Papageiamadine fr Diamant des Nouvelles H brides hu Kir ly papag jamandina sv Kungsamadin zh ... more details
coord 14.45 S 168.05 E region VU type isle display title Merelava or Mere Lava is an island in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu . It is situated in the southeastern part of the archipelago near Mota island Mota and Merig . The island is administratively part of Torba Province . Merelava has also been known as Star Island. It is located about 50 km east of Gaua . Population and language The island has about 650 inhabitants. ref cite paper url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate October 11, 2010 ref They all speak an Oceanic languages Oceanic language known as Mwerlap language Mwerlap or Merlav. ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 p 444 ref Names The inhabitants of Merelava call their own island Mwerlap , phonetically IPA rlap , in the language of the same name. The name Merelava sometimes wrongly transcribed Mere Lava reflects the way it is called in the neighbouring Mota language Mota language, phonetically IPA m ere la a . References reflist Bibliography citation doi last Fran ois first Alexandre year 2005 title Unraveling the history of vowels in seventeen north Vanuatu languages journal Oceanic Linguistics volume 44 issue 2 pages 443 504 url http alex.francois.free.fr data AlexFrancois VowelsNorthernVanuatu OL44 2.pdf External links http alex.francois.free.fr AlexFrancois Torba languages map.htm Linguistic map of north Vanuatu, showing location of Merelava . Category Islands of Vanuatu Category Volcanoes of Vanuatu Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub de Mere Lava eo Mere Lava fr Mere Lava mrj zh ... more details
This list is split from its main article where many elevations are incorrect see also List of volcanoes This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Vanuatu . GeoGroupTemplate border 1 cellpadding 1 cellspacing 0 align center bgcolor cccccc rowspan 2 Name colspan 2 Elevation Location rowspan 2 Last eruption align center bgcolor cccccc meters feet Geographic coordinates Coordinates align right align left Aoba volcano Ambae 1496 4908 coord 15.380 S 167.83 E type mountain name Ambae 2005 align right align left Ambrym 1334 4375 coord 16.25 S 168.12 E type mountain name Ambrym 2007 align right align left Aneityum 852 2795 coord 20.20 S 169.83 E type mountain name Aneityum Pleistocene align right align left East Epi volcano East Epi 34 111 coord 16.68 S 168.37 E type mountain name East Epi 2004 align right align left Eastern Gemini Seamount 80 262 coord 20.98 S 170.29 E type mountain name Eastern Gemini Seamount 1996 align right align left Futuna Island, Vanuatu Futuna 666 2185 Pleistocene align right align left Gaua 979 2614 coord 14.27 S 167.50 E type mountain name Gaua 1982 align right align left Hunter Island 297 974 coord 22.40 S 171.05 E type mountain name Hunter Island 1903 align right align left Kutali 833 2733 coord 16.73 S 168.28 E type mountain name Kutali align right align left Kuwae 2 7 coord 16.829 S 168.536 E type mountain name Kuwae 1980 align right align left Lopevi 1413 4636 coord 16.50 S 168.34 E type mountain name Lopevi 2006 align right align left Makura island Makura 644 2113 coord 17.0 S 168.5 E type mountain name Makura align right align left Matthew Island 177 581 coord 22.33 S 171.32 E type mountain name Matthew Island 1976 align right align left Merelava 883 3373 coord 14.45 S 168.05 E type mountain name Mere Lava 1606 align right align left Mota Lava 411 1348 coord 13.7 S 167.65 E type mountain name Mota Lava 300,000 BC align right align left North Vate 594 1949 coord 17.45 S 168.33 E type mountain name North Vate Holocene align right alig ... more details
This is a list of airport s in Vanuatu , sorted by location. TOC Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. class wikitable sortable valign baseline style text align left nowrap List of cities in Vanuatu City and or List of islands of Vanuatu Island style text align left Provinces of Vanuatu Province style text align left width 5em ICAO airport code ICAO style text align left width 4em IATA airport code IATA style text align left Airport name valign top Anatom Aneityum Inyeug Tafea Province Tafea NVVA AUY Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport valign top Aniwa Island Aniwa Tafea Province Tafea NVVB AWD Aniwa Airport valign top Craig Cove , Ambrym Malampa Province Malampa NVSF CCV Craig Cove Airport valign top Dillon s Bay , Erromango Tafea Province Tafea NVVD DLY Dillon s Bay Airport valign top Sangafa , Emae , Shepherd Islands Shefa Province Shefa NVSE EAE Siwo Airport valign top Futuna Island, Vanuatu Futuna Tafea Province Tafea NVVF FTA Futuna Airport valign top Gaua , Banks Islands Torba Province Torba NVSQ ZGU Gaua Airport valign top Ipota , Erromango Tafea Province Tafea NVVI IPA Ipota Airport valign top Lamap , Malekoula Malampa Province Malampa NVSL LPM Malekoula Airport Lamap Airport valign top Lamen Bay , Epi island Epi Shefa Province Shefa NVSM LNB Lamen Bay Airport valign top Longana , Aoba Island Ambae Penama Province Penama NVSG LOD Longana Airport valign top Lonorore , Pentecost Island Pentecost Sanma Province Sanma NVSO LNE Lonorore Airport valign top Luganville , Espiritu Santo Sanma Province Sanma NVSS SON Santo Pekoa International Airport valign top Maewo Penama Province Penama NVSN MWF Maewo Naone Airport valign top Mota Lava , Banks Islands Torba Province Torba NVSA MTV Mota Lava Airport valign top Norsup , Malekoula Malampa Province Malampa NVSP NUS Norsup Airport valign top Olpoi , Espiritu Santo Sanma Province Sanma NVSZ OLJ Olpoi Airport valign top Tavie , Paama Malampa Province Malampa ... more details
coord 13 45 S 167 30 E region VU type adm1st source GNS enwiki display title Image Vanuatu Provinces.JPG thumb right 250px The provinces of Vanuatu Torba or TorBa is the northernmost province of Vanuatu , including the Banks Islands, Vanuatu Banks Islands and the Torres Islands . Its capital is Sola, Vanuatu Sola . The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks. Facts Image Vanuatu Torres Banks.png thumb right 400px Detailed map of Torba province Torres Banks The province has a population of 9,359 people ref cite paper url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate October 11, 2010 ref and an area of 882 km . Islands Banks Islands Gaua Kwak a Merelava Mota island Mota Motalava Ureparapara Vanua Lava Torres Islands Hiw Island Hiw Linua Lo island Lo Tegua Toga island Toga Culture and languages Seventeen languages, all Oceanic languages Oceanic , are spoken in the Torba province. ref Harvcoltxt Fran ois 2005 . A list and map of these 17 languages of Torba province can be found on http alex.francois.free.fr AF field.htm this page . ref References Reflist Bibliography citation doi last Fran ois first Alexandre year 2005 title Unraveling the history of vowels in seventeen north Vanuatu languages journal Oceanic Linguistics volume 44 issue 2 pages 443 504 url http alex.francois.free.fr data AlexFrancois VowelsNorthernVanuatu OL44 2.pdf Provinces and islands of Vanuatu Category Torba Province Category Provinces of Vanuatu Category States and territories established in 1994 Vanuatu geo stub bi Torba bg de Torba Vanuatu es Torba eo Torba Vanuatuo fr Torba gl Torba ko it Torba Vanuatu rw Intara ya Torba mrj lt Torba nl Torba Vanuatu ja no Torba provins pt Torba ru fi Torba zh ... more details
Image Nh map.png right 300px This is a list of islands of Vanuatu by provinces of Vanuatu province , largely from north to south, subdivided by archipelago when appropriate. Vanuatu is usually said to contain 83 islands. Torba Province Torres Islands Hiw Island Hiw Metoma uninhabited, but formerly inhabited Tegua Ngwel uninhabited Linua Lo island Lo Toga island Toga Banks Islands Vet Tagde Ureparapara Rowa Islands Reef Islands Enwut uninhabited Lemeur Vanua Lava Kwakea Leneu Nawila Ravenga Gaua Santa Maria Island Mota island Mota Mota Lava Saddle Ra island Merig Mere Lava Sanma Province Espiritu Santo Araki Island Elephant Island Vanuatu Elephant Island Malohu Oyster Island Vanuatu Oyster Island Sakao Island Sakao Tangoa island Tangoa Bokissa Malo island Malo Asuleka Aore Tutuba Mavea Lathi island Lathi Penama Province Pentecost Island Ambae Aoba Maewo Malampa Province Malakula Areso Island Areso Maskelynes Islands Avokh Leumanang Uliveo Vulai Norsup Sowan Tommam Uri Island Uri Uripiv Varo Island Varo Walo Island Walo Ambrym Paama Lopevi uninhabited Rano Atchin Vao island Vao Shefa Province Epi island Epi Lamen island Lamen Namuka uninhabited Tefala Shepherd Islands Laika island Laika Tongoa Kuwae Kuwa Tongariki Buninga Emae Mai Makura island Makura Emwae Mataso Matah Monument island Monument tarik Ewose uninhabited Falea Wot Island Wot Efate Nguna Emao Moso island Moso Verao Lelepa island Erakor Eratap Castaway Island Mele island Mele Hideaway Island Irifa Iririki Kakula Island Kakula uninhabited Pele island Pele Tafea Province Tanna island Tanna Aniwa Island Aniwa Futuna Island, Vanuatu Futuna Erromango Goat Island Vanuatu Goat Island uninhabited Vete Manung uninhabited Anatom Inyeug Airport of Anatom Matthew Island uninhabited, claimed by New Caledonia Hunter Island South Pacific Hunter Island uninhabited, claimed by New Caledonia External links http www.travel.vu islands.html Islands of Vanuatu Oceania topic List of islands of Category Islands of Vanuatu Islan ... more details
coord 13 32 S 167 20 E display title region VU type isle source GNS enwiki Image Womtelo Map Banks Vanuatu 1000.png thumb 280px Ureparapara, in the Banks Islands Ureparapara also known as Parapara for short is the third largest island in the Banks Group in northern Vanuatu , after Gaua and Vanua Lava . It is an old volcanic cone that has been breached by the sea on its east coast, forming Divers Bay . Apart from this indentation, the island is circular in shape, with a diameter of eight kilometers. The land area is 39 km . The population was 437 in 2009. ref cite paper url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate October 11, 2010 ref There are three villages on the island. The main village is L ar Leserepla . ref http books.google.de books?id 8LsU4O rdLgC&pg PA83&lpg PA83&dq ureparapara lear village&source bl&ots ccMtqmQUFN&sig 2BC23lNjMW5NKV9oiQEg534mdQY&hl de&ei CU2GS KF5SCnQO369zUCw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CB0Q6AEwAw v onepage&q ureparapara 20lear 20village&f false Vincent Lebot und Pierre Cabalion Les Kavas de Vanuatu, S. 83 ref The others are Lehali on the west coast and Leqyangle. ref http hbs.bishopmuseum.org pi pdf 17 4 511.pdf ref Two languages are traditionally spoken on the island, L y p language L y p and Lehali language Lehali . ref http alex.francois.free.fr AF field.htm Detailed list and map of the Banks and Torres languages . ref The island is named Noyp ypay IPA n jpej paj in Lehali, and A IPA a in L y p. References references External links The languages http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code urr L y p and http www.ethnologue.org show language.asp?code tql Lehali , Ethnologue. Provinces and islands of Vanuatu Category Islands of Vanuatu Category Volcanoes of Vanuatu Category Torba Province Vanuatu geo stub bg ... more details
Infobox islands name Motalava image name Mota Lava.jpg image caption Mota Lava, viewed from space. On the southwest point one may see the islet of Ra island Ra . locator map Womtelo Map Banks Vanuatu 1000.png native name Mwotlap native name link location Pacific Ocean coordinates coord 13.7 S 167.65 E region VU TOB type isle display inline,title archipelago Vanuatu , Banks Islands area km2 24 highest mount elevation m country Vanuatu country admin divisions title Province country admin divisions Torba Province country largest city Lahlap country largest city population population 1640 population as of 2009 density km2 67 ethnic groups Mota Lava or Motalava coordinates coord 13.7 S 167.65 E is the fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu , after Gaua , Vanua Lava and Ureparapara , with an area of convert 24 km sqmi 1 abbr on . It is the largest and highest convert 411 m ft 0 abbr on disp s of the eastern chain of islands. convert 270 m ft 0 sp us off its southern coast, attached by high corals that one can wade through at low tide, is the islet of Ra, with an area of convert 0.5 km sqmi abbr on . The 2009 Vanuatu Census 2009 census figures ref cite journal url http www.spc.int prism country vu stats Publications 2009 20Census 20Summary 20release 20final.pdf title 2009 National Census of Population and Housing Summary Release format PDF publisher Vanuatu National Statistics Office author year 2009 accessdate October 11, 2010 ref give a population of 1640 inhabitants Mota Lava Ra island Ra , yielding a population density of 67 per km . There is an airport on the island IATA code MTV . Name and language In early texts and maps of the 19th century, the island of Mota Lava was designated as Saddle Island , due to the island s distinctive profile seen from a boat. The habit of designating the island as Mota Lava was then borrowed by 19th century missionaries from the neighbouring language Mota island Mota . The inhabitants of Mota Lava call their own island Mw ... more details
Infobox airport name Santo Pekoa International Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA SON ICAO NVSS center Location map Vanuatu width 200 float center caption mark Airplane silhouette.svg marksize 10 label SON position bottom lat deg 15 lat min 30 lat sec 18.12 lat dir S lon deg 167 lon min 13 lon sec 11.07 lon dir E small Location of airport in Vanuatu small center FAA LID type owner operator Airports Vanuatu Limited owner oper city served location Luganville, Vanuatu elevation f 184 elevation m 56 coordinates Coord 15 30 18.12 S 167 13 11.07 E type airport website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 12 30 r1 length f 6523 r1 length m 1988 r1 surface Asphalt stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Source World Aero Data http worldaerodata.com wad.cgi?id NH96641 File B 17 bombing japanese positions on Gizo Island, Solomon Islands.jpg thumb Boeing B 17F 41 24457 Aztec s Curse , 11th Bomb Group, 26th Bomb Squadron from Luganville Airfield, Espiritu Santo, flying over Rendova, Solomon Islands 5 October 1942 after a raid of Japanese held positions on Gizo Island. Santo Pekoa International Airport is an airport in Luganville on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu airport codes SON NVSS . Airports Vanuatu Limited provides aviation services for the airport. Airlines and destinations Airport dest list Air Vanuatu Brisbane ref http www.airvanuatu.com IntTripPlanning FlightInformation.aspx? Air Vanuatu International Flight Information Bot generated title ref , Gaua, Longana, Lonorore, Norsup, Olpoi, Port Vila, Sola, Sydney, Walaha History During World War II, the airport was known as Luganville Airfield , Bomber Field No. 2 or Pekoa Field . It was built by the Americans on a prewar plantation. Large numbers of Americans and aircraft used these airfields as a staging area prior to moving north into the Solomon Islands. Units assigned were Headquarters, XIII Bomber Command , 13 January 20 August 1943 Headquarters, XIII Fighter ... more details
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