Banks Islands

The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern . Together with the to their northwest, they make up the northernmost province of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: islands in Torba, Vanuatu
  • Also known as: “Banks Group” and “Iles Banka”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sola.

Town
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is the capital of in . is situated 6 km southwest of Banks Islands.

Banks Islands

Latitude
-13.83333° or 13° 50′ south
Longitude
167.58333° or 167° 35′ east
Open location code
5VR95H8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2137422
Wiki­data ID
Q537817
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Mari—“Banks Islands” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Islles Banks”
  • Belarusian: “Астравы Банкс”
  • Belarusian: “Банкс”
  • Bulgarian: “Банкс”
  • Catalan: “Illes Banks”
  • Cebuano: “Banks Islands”
  • Chinese: “班克斯群島”
  • Dutch: “Bankseilanden”
  • Esperanto: “Banks-insularo”
  • Estonian: “Banksi saared”
  • Finnish: “Bankssaaret”
  • French: “Iles Banks”
  • French: “îles Banks”
  • French: “Îles Banks”
  • Galician: “Illas Banks”
  • Georgian: “ბანქსის კუნძულები”
  • German: “Banks-Inseln”
  • Indonesian: “Kepulauan Banks”
  • Italian: “Isole Banks”
  • Japanese: “バンクス諸島”
  • Kirghiz: “Банкс”
  • Korean: “뱅크스 제도”
  • Lithuanian: “Bankso salos”
  • Macedonian: “Бенксови Острови”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Banksøyene”
  • Norwegian: “Banksøyene”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Banksa”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Banks”
  • Russian: “Банкс”
  • Russian: “Острова Банкс”
  • Serbian: “Банксова острва”
  • Slovak: “Banksove ostrovy”
  • Slovenian: “Banksovi otoki”
  • Spanish: “Islas Banks”
  • Swahili: “Visiwa vya Banks”
  • Swedish: “Banks Islands”
  • Turkish: “Banks Adaları”
  • Western Mari: “Банкс ошмаотывлӓ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Port Patteson and Sanara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nousa Point and Wonos Nawon.

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