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    Vanua Lava

    13°49′S 167°28′E

    Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province, Vanuatu, after slightly larger Gaua.

    Vanua Lava

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

    Terrain

    13°49′S 167°28′E

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    Overview

    Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province, Vanuatu, after slightly larger Gaua. It is located about 120 km north-northeast of Espiritu Santo and north of Gaua.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Banks 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

    • 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