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    Mota

    13°51′S 167°42′E

    Mota (formerly Sugarloaf Island) is an island in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu. Its population – today about 700 people – speak the Mota language, which Christian missionaries of the Anglican Church used as a lingua franca in parts of Melanesia.

    13°51′S 167°42′E

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    Mota (formerly Sugarloaf Island) is an island in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu. Its population – today about 700 people – speak the Mota language, which Christian missionaries of the Anglican Church used as a lingua franca in parts of Melanesia.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Banks Islands

    • Vanua Lava

      332 km²▲ 958 m

      Major islands

    • Gaua

      308 km²▲ 797 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

    • 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