Merig
Merig is a small island located 20 kilometres east of Gaua, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu. The island is about 800 metres wide, and has a circumference of 2.2 kilometres.- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Ile Claire”, “Île Mérig”, “Île Merigi”, “Ile Merigui”, “Île Sainte Claire”, and “Merig Island”
Merig
- Categories: island, volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Torba, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-14.31981° or 14° 19′ 11″ south
Longitude
167.79663° or 167° 47′ 48″ east
Population
12
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
5VQ9MQJW+3M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Merig” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميريج”
- Cebuano: “M̄érig”
- Chinese: “梅里格岛”
- Chinese: “梅里格島”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميريج”
- French: “Merig”
- Galician: “Merig”
- German: “Merig”
- German: “Mérig”
- Macedonian: “Мериг”
- Persian: “میریگ”
- Portuguese: “Merig”
- Russian: “Леволвол”
- Russian: “Мериг”
- Spanish: “Merig”
- Swahili: “Merig”
- Turkish: “Merig”
- Ukrainian: “Меріг”
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