Lifou Island

Lifou Island, historically spelt Lifu or Lefu in English, and known as Drehu in the local language, is the largest, most populous and most important island of the , in the archipelago of , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in New Caledonia
  • Also known as: Chabrol”, “Drehu”, and “Duok

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wé.

Village
is a small town in the commune of , in the , . It is located on the east coast of Lifou Island. is the administrative centre of the commune of Lifou as well as the location of the provincial assembly of the Loyalty Islands. is situated 6 km southeast of Lifou Island.

Lifou Island

Latitude
-20.88333° or 20° 53′ south
Longitude
167.21667° or 167° 13′ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
IATA airport code
LIF
Open location code
5VF94688+MM
Geo­Names ID
2140392
Wiki­data ID
Q18655792
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Lifou Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Lifou uhartea
  • Belarusian: Востраў Ліфу
  • Belarusian: Ліфу
  • Cebuano: Lifou Island
  • Chinese: 利富島
  • Czech: Lifou
  • Dutch: Lifou Island
  • Finnish: Lifou
  • French: Île de Lifou
  • French: Île Lifu
  • French: Lifou
  • Galician: Lifou
  • Georgian: ლიფუ
  • Greek: Λίφου
  • Japanese: リフー島
  • Lithuanian: Lifu
  • Polish: Lifou
  • Portuguese: Lifou
  • Romanian: Lifou
  • Russian: Лифу
  • Spanish: Isla de Lifou
  • Spanish: Lifou

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Malakapo and Trou Avion.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lifou Island”. Photo: Bruno.menetrier, Public domain.