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Archipelago

    Pacific OceanVanuatu

    13°37′S 167°32′E

    Rowa Islands

    Part of Banks Islands

    Rowa Islands (also known as Reef Islands) are an uninhabited archipelago in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The Rowa are a part of larger Banks Islands archipelago.

    Astronaut photo of Rowa Islands (Reef Islands) in the Banks Islands, Vanuatu
    Astronaut photo of Rowa Islands (Reef Islands) in the Banks Islands, Vanuatu

    Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain

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    3 landforms

    Overview

    Rowa Islands (also known as Reef Islands) are an uninhabited archipelago in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The Rowa are a part of larger Banks Islands archipelago. The islands are a natural border between Melanesia and Polynesia; they are one of the most beautiful places in the South Pacific Ocean and an integral part of a vast system of atolls and reefs.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Anouit

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      21 m

    Minor islands

    1

    • Rowa

      Area
      —
      High point
      6 m

      size unknown

    Islets

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m21 mAnouit19 mÎle Wosou6 mRowa
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs

    • Rowa Islands ISS002. Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain