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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 17°2′S168°35′E / 17.033°S 168.583°E |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu |
| Highest elevation | 209 m (686 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Shefa Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 112 (2015) |
Buninga Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago. [1] [2]
Buninga Island lies 2 km south-west of Tongariki Island. The island is 1.5 km in diameter. [3] The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 209 metres. [4]
As of 2015, the official local population was 112 people in 23 households. [5]
Shefa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country and including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of SHepherd and EFAte. It has a population of 78,723 people and an area of 1,455 km2. Its capital is Port Vila, which is also the capital of the nation.
The Shepherd Islands are a group of islands lying between the larger islands of Epi and Éfaté, in the Shefa province of Vanuatu. The aggregate land area is 88 square kilometres. They were named by Captain Cook after Anthony Shepherd, a British astronomer and friend of Cook.
Rah or Ra is a small coral islet of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), located in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu. The same name also refers to the single village which is situated within this islet.
Mataso is an island in the Shefa of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.
Ngwel is an uninhabited island in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of the Torres Islands archipelago.
Malokilikili Island is an inhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Malokilikili lies off the eastern coast of Malo Island.
Ifira is an offshore island of Efate, located in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Emao is a small inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. It was also previously known as Montague Island.
Makura, locally known as Makira, is a small inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Makura is a part of the Shepherds Islands archipelago.
Tongoa Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Tongariki Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.
Lamen Island is an inhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island is a part of Shepherd Islands archipelago.
Falea is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of the Shepherd Islands archipelago in the Shefa Province of Vanuatu.
Elephant Island is an uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. Another island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean, shares the same name.
Lataro is an uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Lataroa is an uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Malotina is a small uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Malvapevu is a small uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Malparavu is a small uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
Maltinerava is a small uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.
