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Falea (island)

Coordinates: 17°00′S 168°36′E / 17.000°S 168.600°E / -17.000; 168.600
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Falea
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Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates17°00′S 168°36′E / 17.000°S 168.600°E / -17.000; 168.600
ArchipelagoVanuatu
Highest point100 m
Administration
ProvinceShefa Province
Demographics
Population0 (2015)
Ethnic groupsNone

Falea (also Valea) is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of the Shepherd Islands archipelago in the Shefa Province of Vanuatu.[1][2][3]

Geography

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The island, located 1.8 km north-west of the island of Tongariki, measures 1 km in length and 250 m in width. The maximum elevation is about 100 meters above the sea level.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Falea Vanuatu". Geographic Names. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Traveling Luck for Falea". Traveling Luck. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Shepherd group of islands". Vanuatu Islands Travel Info. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ Seech, John. "Falea Island". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 10 August 2018.