Makura
Makura, locally known as Makira, is a small, inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Makura is a part of the Shepherd Islands archipelago.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Vanuatu
- Also known as: “Île Makoura”, “Île Makura”, “Makir”, and “Makura Island”
Makura
- Categories: volcanic island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shefa, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.13561° or 17° 8′ 8″ south
Longitude
168.43775° or 168° 26′ 16″ east
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
Open location code
5VJCVC7Q+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Makura” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Makura”
- Dutch: “Makira”
- Dutch: “Makura”
- French: “Ile Makura”
- French: “Makura (Vanuatu)”
- French: “Makura”
- German: “Makura”
- Italian: “Makura”
- Japanese: “マクラ”
- Ukrainian: “Макура”
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