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Elephant Island (Vanuatu)

Coordinates: 14°57′45″S 167°7′58.8″E / 14.96250°S 167.133000°E / -14.96250; 167.133000
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Elephant Island
Map
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates14°57′45″S 167°7′58.8″E / 14.96250°S 167.133000°E / -14.96250; 167.133000
ArchipelagoVanuatu
Administration
ProvinceSanma Province
Demographics
Population0[1] (2015)
Ethnic groupsNone

Elephant Island is an uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.[2] Another island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean, shares the same name.

Geography

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It is located in Turtle Bay off the east coast of Espiritu Santo Island.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ Seech, John. "Elephant Island, Vanuatu". Travel Vanuatu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Elephant Island". Geoview. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Espirito Santo". 16 Degrees South. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Blue Holes". Vanuatu Paradise. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. ^ "ESPIRITU SANTO – EAST COAST INNER ISLANDS (TURTLE BAY)". Turtle Bay Beach House. Retrieved 18 August 2018.