Malakula Island

Malekula, Malakula

16°14′S 167°30′E

Malekula, also spelled Malakula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, an archipelago of Melanesia in the South Pacific.

Terrain

16°14′S 167°30′E

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Overview

Malekula, also spelled Malakula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, an archipelago of Melanesia in the South Pacific.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearest islands

Ambrym67 km
Pentecost92 km
Epi93 km
Aoba Island101 km
Espiritu Santo129 km
Efate185 km

Also in New Hebrides

Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 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
Aoba Island
403 km²▲ 1,496 m
Minor islands

Also in Vanuatu

Espiritu Santo
3,940 km²▲ 1,879 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
Aoba Island
403 km²▲ 1,496 m
Minor 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
Manus Island
1,839 km²▲ 708 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

Flying into Malekula Island, Vanuatu, April 2012. Photo: Emma Blanch / DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Lakatoro school on Malekula Island, Vanuatu, April 2012. Photo: Emma Blanch / DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Mae village, Malakula, at dawn, September 6, 2004.
Hyperno / CC BY-SA 4.0
A group of women dancing as part of a small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A Nivan man creates fire traditionally as part of a small nambas kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A Nivan man creates fire traditionally as part of a small nambas kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Dancers enters the clearing as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Men play traditional wood percussion instruments as part of a small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. Photo taken by Connor Ashleigh for AusAID. (13/2529)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 56.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Vanuatu taken during ISS Expedition 62.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain

Sources

Facts

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

Photographs

Flying into Malekula Island, Vanuatu, April 2012. Photo- Emma Blanch - DFAT (12779502884). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Lakatoro school on Malekula Island, Vanuatu, April 2012. Photo- Emma Blanch - DFAT (12779187043). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Mae village. Hyperno / CC BY-SA 4.0
A group of women dancing as part of a small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10662077384). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A Nivan man creates fire traditionally as part of a small nambas kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10662833124). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A Nivan man creates fire traditionally as part of a small nambas kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10663029003). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10663367294). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
A small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10663568323). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Dancers enters the clearing as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10691064104). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
Men play traditional wood percussion instruments as part of a small nambas dance as part of a kastom village tour on Malekula Island, Vanuatu. (10702584915). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0
ISS056-E-177563 - View of Earth. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain
ISS062-E-140105 - View of Vanuatu. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center / Public domain