Shepherd Islands
The Shepherd Islands are a group of islands lying between the larger islands of Epi and Éfaté, in the Shefa province of Vanuatu. The aggregate land area is 88 square kilometres.
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Îles Shephead”, “Iles Shepherd”, “Piemenų salos”, “Shepherd Group”, “Острови Шеферд”, and “Шеперд”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tongoa Island.
Tongoa Island
Island
Tongoa is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Tongoa Island is situated 3 km northwest of Shepherd Islands.
Shepherd Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Shefa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
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Latitude
-16.91667° or 16° 55′ south
Longitude
168.58333° or 168° 35′ east
Elevation
644 metres (2,113 feet)
Open location code
5VMC3HMM+88
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Mari—“Shepherd Islands” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Шеферд”
- Cebuano: “Shepherd Islands”
- Chinese: “謝潑德群島”
- Chinese: “谢泼德群岛”
- Dutch: “Shepherd-eilanden”
- Dutch: “Sherperd-eilanden”
- French: “îles Shepherd”
- French: “Îles Shepherd”
- Galician: “Illas Shepherd”
- Georgian: “შეპერდის კუნძულები”
- German: “Shepherd-Inseln”
- Italian: “Isole Shepherd”
- Japanese: “シェパード諸島”
- Korean: “셰퍼드 제도”
- Lithuanian: “Šeperdo salos”
- Polish: “Shepherd Islands”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Shepherd”
- Russian: “Острова Шеперд”
- Spanish: “Islas Shepherd”
- Ukrainian: “Острови Шеперд”
- Western Mari: “Шеперд ошмаотывлӓ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mangarisiou and Éuta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tavani Lénaseï and Tavani Akoma.
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