Tongoa Island
Tongoa is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Tongoa Island has about 2,300 residents.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Vanuatu
- Also known as: “Kuwaé”, “Tong-oh-ah”, and “Tongoa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tongoa Airport.
Tongoa Airport
Aerodrome
Tongoa Airport is an airport in serving the Tongoa island, located in the Shefa Province of Vanuatu.
Tongoa Island
- Categories: volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shefa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.89959° or 16° 53′ 59″ south
Longitude
168.56239° or 168° 33′ 45″ east
Population
2,300
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
IATA airport code
TGH
United Nations Location Code
VU TGH
Open location code
5VMC4H26+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
Discover Tongoa Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bislama to Ukrainian—“Tongoa Island” goes by many names.
- Bislama: “Tongoa”
- Catalan: “Tongoa”
- Cebuano: “Tongoa Island”
- Chinese: “通戈瓦岛”
- Chinese: “通戈瓦島”
- Dutch: “Tongoa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تونجوا”
- French: “Île Tangoa”
- French: “Île Tonga”
- French: “Ile Tonoa”
- French: “Tongoa”
- German: “Tongoa”
- Italian: “Isola di Tongoa”
- Italian: “Tongoa”
- Japanese: “トンゴア島”
- Macedonian: “Тонгоа”
- Portuguese: “Tongoa”
- Russian: “Тонгоа”
- Ukrainian: “Тонгоа”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Éuta and Worfiu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Farea and silimauri head center.
Shefa: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Port Vila, Efate, and Epi Island.
Curious Places to Discover
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