Pentecost Island

Pentecost is one of the 83 islands that make up the nation of . It lies 190 kilometres due north of capital . Pentecost is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentekos in Bislama.
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  • Island
  • …has 16,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 947 metres (3,107 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code SSR
  • Description: island in Vanuatu
  • Also known as
    “Araga”
    “Aragh”
    “Aragh-Aragh”
    “Pentecost”
    “Raga”
    “Ragha”
    “Whitsuntide”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melsisi and Baravet.
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is a large settlement and Catholic mission on the west coast of Pentecost Island, . is situated 6 km west of Pentecost Island.
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or Bwaravet is a cluster of villages in south-western Pentecost Island, . is situated 9 km south of Pentecost Island.

Pentecost Island

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Latitude
-15.74633° or 15° 44′ 47″ south
Longitude
168.18592° or 168° 11′ 9″ east
Open location code
5VPC753P+F9
Geo­Names ID
2135267
Wiki­data ID
Q960808

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Pentecost Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Islla de Pentecostés”
  • Basque: “Mendekoste (uhartea)”
  • Basque: “Mendekoste”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Пяцідзясятніцы”
  • Bislama: “Pentecost”
  • Bislama: “Pentikos”
  • Bulgarian: “Пентекост”
  • Cebuano: “Pentecost Island”
  • Chinese: “彭特科斯特岛”
  • Danish: “Pentecost Island”
  • Danish: “Pinseøen”
  • Dutch: “Pentecost”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پينتيكوسانت ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پينتيكوسانت”
  • Esperanto: “Pentecost”
  • Esperanto: “Pentekostinsulo”
  • Finnish: “Pentecost”
  • French: “île de Pentecôte”
  • French: “Île de Pentecôte”
  • Galician: “Illa de Pentecoste”
  • Georgian: “პენტეკოსტი”
  • German: “Pentecost-Insel”
  • Italian: “Isola di Pentecoste”
  • Japanese: “ペンテコステ島”
  • Japanese: “ペンテコスト島”
  • Macedonian: “Пентекост”
  • Polish: “Pentecost”
  • Portuguese: “Pentecostes”
  • Russian: “Остров Пентекост”
  • Russian: “Пентекост”
  • Slovenian: “Pentecost Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Pentecostes”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Pentecostés”
  • Swedish: “Pentecost”
  • Ukrainian: “Пентекост”
  • Western Mari: “Пентекост”
  • Wu Chinese: “彭特科斯特岛”

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