Vanua Lava

Vanua Lava is the second largest of the in , , after slightly larger Gaua. It is located about 120 km north-northeast of and north of Gaua.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: Great Banks Island”, “Île Vanoua Lava”, and “Vanua Lava Island

Vanua Lava

Latitude
-13.83333° or 13° 50′ south
Longitude
167.46667° or 167° 28′ east
Population
2,600
Elevation
549 metres (1,801 feet)
Open location code
5VR95F88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2134432
Wiki­data ID
Q1509208
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Vanua Lava” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فانوا لافا
  • Asturian: Vanua Lava
  • Bulgarian: Вануа Лава
  • Catalan: Vanua Lava
  • Cebuano: Vanua Lava
  • Chinese: 瓦努阿拉瓦岛
  • Chinese: 瓦努阿拉瓦島
  • Czech: Vanua Lava
  • Dutch: Vanua Lava
  • Egyptian Arabic: فانوا لافا
  • Esperanto: Vanua Lava
  • Finnish: Vanua Lava
  • French: Ile Vanua-Lava
  • French: IleVanua Lava
  • French: Vanua Lava
  • Galician: Vanua Lava
  • Georgian: ვანუა-ლავა
  • German: Vanua Lava
  • Italian: Vanua Lava
  • Japanese: バヌア・ラバ
  • Japanese: バヌア・ラバ島
  • Macedonian: Вануа Лава
  • Persian: وانوا لاوا
  • Polish: Vanua Lava
  • Portuguese: Vanua Lava
  • Russian: Вануа-Лава
  • Spanish: Vanua Lava
  • Swahili: Vanua Lava
  • Ukrainian: Вануа-Лава
  • Western Mari: Вануа-Лава

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