Ambae

Ambae, also known as Aoba, Omba, Oba, or Opa and formerly Lepers’ Island, is an island in the island nation of , approximately 310 kilometres north-northwest of Vanuatu's capital city, .
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  • Island
  • …has about 10,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,500 metres (4,910 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Isle of Lepers”
  • Description: island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
  • Also known as
    “Ambae Island”
    “Aoba Island”
    “Ile des Lepreux”
    “Leper’s Island”
    “Oba”
    “Omba”
    “Opa”

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Ambae

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Latitude
-15.37525° or 15° 22′ 31″ south
Longitude
167.83279° or 167° 49′ 58″ east
Open location code
5VP9JRFM+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22572568
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
Geo­Names ID
2137516
Wiki­data ID
Q456599

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Mari—“Ambae” goes by many names.
AmbaeAsturian
AmbaeBasque
AobaBasque
Ambae AelanBislama
Ambae IslandBislama
АмбаеBulgarian
AmbaeCatalan
illa AobaCatalan
AobaCebuano
Aoba (pulo sa Vanuatu)Cebuano
奧巴島Chinese
AmbaeDutch
Ambae AelanDutch
Aoba IslandDutch
جبل اوبا ايسلاندEgyptian Arabic
AmbaeEsperanto
AobaEsperanto
AobaEstonian
Aoba saarEstonian
AobaFinnish
AmbaeFrench
Ambae ile VanuatuFrench
AobaFrench
AmbaeGalician
ობაGeorgian
AmbaeGerman
ΆμπαεGreek
Νησί των λεπρώνGreek
Νήσος ΑόμπαGreek
ΌμπαGreek
ΌπαGreek
AmbaeItalian
アオバ島Japanese
アンバエ島Japanese
아오바섬Korean
Aoba IslandLadin
АмбаеMacedonian
AobaNorwegian
AobaNorwegian Bokmål
AobaPolish
Aoba (wyspa)Polish
AmbaePortuguese
AobaPortuguese
Ilha AobaPortuguese
Амба (остров)Russian
АмбаэRussian
АобаRussian
Оба (остров)Russian
AmbaeSpanish
АобаUkrainian
Аоба (острів)Ukrainian
ОбаUkrainian
AmbaeVenetian
ОбаWestern Mari
Оба (ошмаоты)Western Mari

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