Lelepa
Lelepa Island, Lélépa
17°36′S 168°13′E
Lelepa (or Lélépa) is an island in the southwestern Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. It is located off the northwest coast of the island of Efate.
Terrain
17°36′S 168°13′E
Overview
Lelepa (or Lélépa) is an island in the southwestern Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. It is located off the northwest coast of the island of Efate.
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Nearest islands
Also in New Hebrides
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Major islands
Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Major islands
Efate
894 km²▲ 647 m
Major islands
Erromango
890 km²▲ 850 m
Major islands
Ambrym
672 km²▲ 1,270 m
Major islands
Tanna
563 km²▲ 1,084 m
Major islands
Pentecost
490 km²▲ 947 m
Major islands
Epi
443 km²▲ 833 m
Major islands
Also in Vanuatu
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Major islands
Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Major islands
Efate
894 km²▲ 647 m
Major islands
Erromango
890 km²▲ 850 m
Major islands
Ambrym
672 km²▲ 1,270 m
Major islands
Tanna
563 km²▲ 1,084 m
Major islands
Pentecost
490 km²▲ 947 m
Major islands
Epi
443 km²▲ 833 m
Major islands
Also in Melanesia
New Guinea
774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands
Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands
Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands
New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands
Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands
Malakula Island
2,041 km²▲ 877 m
Minor islands
Also in Solomon Islands
New Guinea
774,566 km²▲ 4,884 m
Major islands
New Britain
35,352 km²▲ 2,334 m
Minor islands
Viti Levu
10,637 km²▲ 1,324 m
Minor islands
Bougainville Island
8,695 km²▲ 2,712 m
Minor islands
New Ireland
7,010 km²▲ 2,340 m
Minor islands
Vanua Levu
5,690 km²▲ 1,032 m
Minor islands
Guadalcanal
5,360 km²▲ 2,335 m
Minor islands
Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Garden on the Lelo to Natapau track
Seventh Day Adventist Church, Natapau, Lelepa ISland
Village centre of Natapao, Lelepa Island,Vanuatu
Village of Natapao, Lelepa Island, Vanuatu
Path from landing at Lelo village, Lelepa
Mangaliliu Pass
View of Vanuatu taken during ISS Expedition 56. Efate Island, Port Vila, Nguna, Pele, Moso, Lelepa.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
Cave drawings in Fels Cave, Lelepa Island. Dated at about 900AD, but otherwise mysterious. In June 2008 this site and the neighbouring sites associated with the king Roi Mata, were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site
Lelepa expedition 10 - sale at the co-op store, Natapau, 24 Nov. 2006
Lelepa expedition 12, Natapau village, 24 Nov. 2006
The woman on the left is using one of the island's two telephones. One of the kids answers incoming calls and rushes acrioss the village to get whoever it is for.
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Photographs
- Lelepa Garden. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- Natapau church. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- NatapaoCentre. Torbenbrinker / CC BY-SA 3.0
- NatapaoPartialView. Torbenbrinker / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lelepa Lelo Landing. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- Mangaliliu Pass - panoramio. Jean Van Jean / CC BY 3.0
- ISS056-E-177566 - View of Earth. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
- Fels Cave Drawings 1. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- Lelepa expedition 10 - sale at the co-op store, Natapau, 24 Nov. 2006 - Flickr - PhillipC. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- Lelepa expedition 12, Natapau village, 24 Nov. 2006 - Flickr - PhillipC. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- Lelepa expedition 22, caged pig at Natapau, 24 Nov. 2006 - Flickr - PhillipC. Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0
- Lelepa expedition 24, John and Caroline waiting for the ferryman at Natapau store, 24 Nov. 2006 (305615923). Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0