Maewo Island

Maewo is an island in in Penama province, 105 km to the east of . It is 47 km long, and 6 km wide, with an area of 269 km2. Its highest point is 795 m above sea level.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Vanuatu
  • Also known as: Aurora Island”, “Maevo”, “Maewo”, and “Maïouo

Maewo Island

Latitude
-15.16584° or 15° 9′ 57″ south
Longitude
168.13013° or 168° 7′ 49″ east
Population
3,570
Elevation
795 metres (2,608 feet)
IATA airport code
MWF
United Nations Location Code
VU MWF
Open location code
5VPCR4MJ+M3
Geo­Names ID
2136137
Wiki­data ID
Q1355723
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Mari—“Maewo Island” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Մաևո
  • Asturian: Maewo
  • Bulgarian: Маево
  • Cebuano: Maewo Island
  • Chinese: 迈沃岛
  • Chinese: 邁沃島
  • Croatian: Maewo
  • Croatian: Maéwo
  • Dutch: Maewo
  • Esperanto: Maewo
  • Finnish: Maewo
  • French: Île Aurora
  • French: Ile Aurore
  • French: Île Maïwo
  • French: Maewo
  • French: Maéwo
  • Galician: Maewo
  • Georgian: მაევო
  • German: Maewo
  • German: Maéwo
  • Indonesian: Pulau Maewo
  • Italian: Maewo
  • Italian: Maéwo
  • Japanese: マエウォ島
  • Macedonian: Маево
  • Polish: Maewo
  • Portuguese: Maewo
  • Portuguese: Maéwo
  • Russian: Маэво
  • Spanish: Maewo
  • Spanish: Maéwo
  • Swahili: Maewo
  • Swedish: Maewo
  • Urdu: جزیرہ ارورا
  • Western Mari: Маэво

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