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Erromango (18°48′S 169°4′E) is the largest island in Tafea, the southernmost province of Vanuatu. Its highest point is Mount Santop, at 886 m. Its largest cities are Port Narvin and Dillons Bay. Image File history File links Erromangomap. ...
Image File history File links Erromangomap. ...
Tafea is a province of Vanuatu. ...
It was formerly known as Martyr's Island by the Presbyterian missionaries in the 19th century, because of the alleged risk of missionary activity there. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...
Formerly it was known as a source of sandalwood in the 19th century, and much of it was depleted. It is also home to the kauri and tamanu trees. There has been extensive logging, but most of the area is recovering, and efforts are underway to try to make the industry sustainable. With European Union support, there is a protected Happy Lands Kauri Reserve. The branches of a young sandalwood tree found in Hawaii Sandalwood is the wood of trees of the genus Santalum. ...
Binomial name Agathis australis (D. Don) Loudon The Kauri (Agathis australis) is a coniferous tree native to the northern North Island of New Zealand. ...
Erromango was one of the more important sources of workers for the blackbirding crews. Blackbirding refers to the recruitment of people through trickery and kidnappings to work on plantations, particularly sugar cane plantations. ...
Historically there have been four languages of Erromango, Sie, Sorung, Ura, and Utaha (Ifo), but Sorung and Utaha are now extinct, and there are very few speakers of Ura. They constitute the Erromanga languages branch of South Vanuatu languages. The family of Erromanga languages is a subgroup of the South Vanuatu languages. ...
The family of South Vanuatu languages is a subgroup of the Central-Eastern Oceanic languages. ...
External links
- Walking on Erromango
- Languages of Erromango
| Provinces and islands of Vanuatu Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. ...
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Shefa:
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Torba: Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ...
Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the provinces name is derived. ...
Penama is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. ...
Map Sanma is a province of the southern Pacific nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nations largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. ...
Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Éfaté and the Shepherd Islands. ...
Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. ...
Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. ...
| | Malakula | Ambrym | Paama
Pentecost | Ambae | Maewo
Espiritu Santo | Malo
Epi | Éfaté | Shepherd Islands
Tanna | Aniwa | Futuna | Erromango | Anatom
Torres Islands | Banks Islands Malakula Island is located at 16. ...
Ambrym is an island in Vanuatu, known for its highly active volcanic activity that includes lava lake formation. ...
Paama (Paama language: Voum) is a small island in the Malampa Province, Vanuatu. ...
Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. ...
Aoba, also known as Ambae is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near 15 30 S and 167 30 E. Ambae has a population of less than 10,000, divided into 3-4 discernable language groups (North/East Ambae language centered around the Lombaha area...
Maéwo Maewo (or Maéwo; also Aurora Island) is an island in Vanuatu in Penama province, 105 km to the east of Espiritu Santo. ...
Espiritu Santo (Spanish: Holy Ghost) is is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu. ...
Malo (formerly known as St. ...
Epi is the name of an island in Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherds Islands. ...
Éfaté is an island in The Republic of Vanuatu. ...
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Tanna or Tana is an island of Vanuatu. ...
Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea, Vanuatu. ...
Futuna is an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu. ...
Anatom (formerly known as Aneityum) is the southernmost main island of Vanuatu. ...
The Torres Islands are in Torba province, on the northern maritime border of Vanuatu. ...
The Banks Islands (or ÃŽles Banks) are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. ...
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