Banks Islands

Banks Islands
	Topographic map of the Banks Islands
Waters	Pacific Ocean
Geographical location	13 ° 55 ′ S , 167 ° 34 ′ E Coordinates: 13 ° 55 ′ S , 167 ° 34 ′ E
Number of islands	approx. 20
Main island	Vanua Lava
Total land area	780 km²
Residents	8533 (2009)
	This statue was found in the Banks Islands

The Banks Islands are the northeastern archipelago of the South Pacific island state of Vanuatu . Together with the further northwestern Torres Islands in the northwest, they form the Vanuatu province of Torba , with six of the seven municipalities of the province on the Banks Islands. The total area of the islands is almost 780 km².

geography

f1 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

For archipelago of Banks Island are some of the larger islands of Vanuatu, especially Vanua Lava and Gaua . The capital of the Vanuatu province of Torba, Sola , is located on the southeast coast of Vanua Lava.

The Atoll Rowa in the northeast and the small island Vétaounde, somewhat remote in the north, also belong to the Banks Islands.

The most important islands with name, area and population:

Island name	Area (km²)	population	main place	summit	Height (meters)	local community	Geocoordinate
Vétaounde (Vatganai, Vot Tande, Vet Tagde)	0.24	-	-	...	76	Mota Lava	13 ° 16 ′ S , 167 ° 39 ′ E-13.259166666667 167.64277777778
Ureparapara (Bligh Island)	39	437	Léar (Léséréplag)	Mount Tow Lap (Tooulap)	764	Uréparapara	13 ° 32 ' S , 167 ° 20' E-13.533333333333 167.33333333333
Vanua Lava	330	2623	Sola	Mount Suretamate	921	Vanua Lava	13 ° 48 ′ S , 167 ° 28 ′ E-13.8 167.46666666667
Ravenga	0.5	-	-	...	...	Vanua Lava	13 ° 47 ' S , 167 ° 33' E-13.788055555556 167.55083333333
Kwakéa	1.15	29	-	...	...	Vanua Lava	13 ° 53 ' S , 167 ° 36' E-13.881111111111 167.59694444444
Niwula	0.4	-	-	...	...	Vanua Lava	13 ° 53 ' S , 167 ° 37' E-13.878055555556 167.61583333333
Mota (Sugarloaf Island)	9.5	683	Veverao	Mount Tawe	411	Mota	13 ° 51 ' S , 167 ° 42' E-13.85 167.7
Mota Lava	31	1451	Lahlap	Mount Tuntog	243	Mota Lava	13 ° 39 ′ S , 167 ° 42 ′ E-13.65 167.7
Ra (Aya)	0.5	189	Ra	...	...	Mota Lava	13 ° 43 ' S , 167 ° 37' E-13.716666666667 167.61666666667
Mere Lava (Star Peak Island)	15th	647	Tasmate	Mount Teu (Star Peak)	833	Mere lava	14 ° 27 ' S , 168 ° 4' E-14.45 168.06666666667
Gaua (Santa Maria Island)	330	2491	Jolap	Mount Garat	767	Gaua	14 ° 16 ′ S , 167 ° 31 ′ E-14.265 167.52
Mérig (Vergel Island, Île Sainte Claire)	0.5	12	Lévolvol	...	125	Mere lava	14 ° 19 ′ S , 167 ° 48 ′ E-14.316666666667 167.8
Rowa Islands (Reef Islands)	0.1	-	-	...	2	Mota Lava	13 ° 37 ′ S , 167 ° 31 ′ E-13.616666666667 167.51666666667
Banks Islands	782	8,562	Sola	Mount Suretamate	921	6 municipalities	13 ° 55 ' S , 167 ° 34' E-13.916666666667 167.56666666667

Today, 8533 people speak 15 different languages on the islands of the group.

Web links

Commons : Banks Islands - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Mario Maffi and Brian Taylor: The mosquitoes of the Banks and Torres Island Groups of the South Pacific, 1977 (with descriptions of the islands; English; PDF; 1.5 MB)
Alternative island names

Individual evidence

↑ Current and Historical Island Names PDF, (English)
↑ http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr (PDF; 2.2 MB)
↑ ^a ^b 2009 National Census of Population and Housing: Summary Release (PDF), Vanuatu National Statistics Office, 31-08-2009.
↑ linguistic map of the Torres and Banks Islands

[1] Current and Historical Island Names PDF, (English)

[2] ttp://horizon.documentation.ird.fr (PDF; 2.2 MB)

[census-3] 2009 National Census of Population and Housing: Summary Release (PDF), Vanuatu National Statistics Office, 31-08-2009.

[4] uistic map of the Torres and Banks Islands