Erakor

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Erakor
Erakor Island and Peninsula from Panorama Crescent, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2 June 2006 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg
Erakor Island and Peninsula from Panorama Crescent, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2 June 2006
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 16°48′57″S168°32′42″E / 16.81583°S 168.54500°E / -16.81583; 168.54500 Coordinates: 16°48′57″S168°32′42″E / 16.81583°S 168.54500°E / -16.81583; 168.54500
Archipelago Vanuatu, Shepherd Islands
Highest point18 m
Administration
Province Shefa Province
Demographics
Population0 (2015)

Erakor is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, belonging to the Shefa Province of Vanuatu. [1] [2] [3]

Geography

The island lies 5 km south of Port-Vila and is very flat. The highest point on the island is some 18 meters above sea level.

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Shefa Province

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References

  1. Seech, John. "Tefala Island, Vanuatu". Travel Vanuatu. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Shefa Province". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Erakor Island". Lonely Planet . Retrieved 12 August 2018.