Hiw
Hiw is an island in the Torres Islands of Torba Province in Vanuatu – the northernmost island of the country. The island has a humid tropical climate with heavy rainfall; it is characterized by its white sand beaches, thick tree cover, and natural resources.- Island
- …has 269 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 366 metres (1,201 feet)
- Also known as“Hiw Island”“Ile du Nord”“Île Hiou”“Ile Hiu”“North Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Wonvara.
Mount Wonvara
Peak
Mount Wonvara or Wonvagre is the highest point of Hiw, the northernmost island of Vanuatu. Mount Wonvara is situated 3½ km southeast of Hiw.
Hiw
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Latitude
-13.13333° or 13° 8′ south
Longitude
166.55° or 166° 33′ east
Open location code
5VR8VH82+M2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bislama to Western Mari—“Hiw” goes by many names.
- Bislama: “Hiw aelan”
- Bulgarian: “Хиу”
- Bulgarian: “Хию”
- Cebuano: “Hiw”
- Chinese: “希烏島”
- Dutch: “Hiu”
- Dutch: “Hiw”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هيو ايسلاند”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هيو”
- Esperanto: “Hiw”
- French: “Hiw”
- Galician: “Hiw”
- German: “Hiu”
- German: “Hiw (Insel)”
- German: “Hiw”
- Italian: “Hiu (Vanuatu)”
- Italian: “Hiu”
- Italian: “Hiw”
- Japanese: “ハイウ島”
- Japanese: “ヒウ島”
- Macedonian: “Хив (остров)”
- Macedonian: “Хив”
- Russian: “Хиу”
- Slovenian: “Hiw”
- Ukrainian: “Хіу”
- Western Mari: “Хиу”
- “ma lili Iju”
- “ma telo Iju”
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