Paama Island

Paama is a small island in , . The island is about 8 km from north to south and only 5 km or so at its widest point. The island is dominated by hills, rising to a height of around 550 m in the north.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Vanuatu
  • Also known as: “Pa Uma”, “Paama”, “Pama”, “Paoom”, “Voum”, and “パアマ島”

Paama Island

Latitude
-16.47084° or 16° 28′ 15″ south
Longitude
168.23638° or 168° 14′ 11″ east
Population
1,630
Elevation
500 metres (1,640 feet)
IATA airport code
PBJ
UN/LOCODE
VU PBJ
Open location code
5VMCG6HP+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22575170
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2135387
Wiki­data ID
Q1812964
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Mari—“Paama Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Paama”
  • Cebuano: “Paama Island”
  • Chinese: “帕馬島”
  • Chinese: “帕马岛”
  • Dutch: “Paama”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پاما”
  • Esperanto: “Paama”
  • French: “Île Paama”
  • French: “Ile Paou Ouma”
  • French: “Île Pau Uma”
  • French: “Paama”
  • Galician: “Paama”
  • German: “Paama”
  • Indonesian: “Paama”
  • Italian: “Paama”
  • Japanese: “パーマ島”
  • Latvian: “Paama”
  • Macedonian: “Пама”
  • Portuguese: “Paama”
  • Russian: “Паама”
  • Spanish: “Paama”
  • Ukrainian: “Паама”
  • Western Mari: “Паама”

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Places to explore: Nasisi and Tevaliout.

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Highlights: Tevali Presbyterian Church and Tevali SDA Mission.

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