Falea Island

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Falea
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 17°00′S168°36′E / 17.000°S 168.600°E / -17.000; 168.600 Coordinates: 17°00′S168°36′E / 17.000°S 168.600°E / -17.000; 168.600
Archipelago Vanuatu
Highest point100 m
Administration
Province Shefa 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

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]

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References

  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.