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    Gaua

    14°17′S 167°31′E

    Gaua [gawa] (formerly known as Santa Maria Island) is the largest and second most populous of the Banks Islands in Torba Province in northern Vanuatu. It covers 342 km2.

    Mbaravit Beach on east coast of Gaua Island, Vanautu
    Mbaravit Beach on east coast of Gaua Island, Vanautu

    Brad Warden / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    14°17′S 167°31′E

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    Overview

    Gaua [gawa] (formerly known as Santa Maria Island) is the largest and second most populous of the Banks Islands in Torba Province in northern Vanuatu. It covers 342 km2.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Banks Islands

    • Vanua Lava

      332 km²▲ 958 m

      Major islands

    • Ureparapara

      39 km²▲ 684 m

      Minor islands

    • Mota Lava

      32.2 km²▲ 428 m

      Minor islands

    • Merelava

      17.6 km²▲ 1,009 m

      Minor islands

    • Mota

      10.1 km²▲ 411 m

      Minor islands

    • Qaké

      1.2 km²▲ 23 m

      Minor islands

    • Ra

      0.55 km²▲ 49 m

      Minor islands

    • Merig

      0.45 km²▲ 119 m

      Minor islands

    Also in New Hebrides

    Also in Vanuatu

    Also in Melanesia

    Also in Solomon Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs