Loh (island)
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 Loh (Lo) in the center of the picture |
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| Waters | Coral sea | |
| Archipelago | Torres Islands | |
| Geographical location | 13 ° 21 '2 " S , 166 ° 38' 40" E | |
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| length | 6 km | |
| width | 1.8 km | |
| surface | 11.9 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 155 m | |
| Residents | 210 (2009 [1] ) 18 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Lungharegi | |
Loh , also known as Lo , is an island in the Pacific island state of Vanuatu . It is 7.5 kilometers south of Tegua Island and 3.5 kilometers northwest of Toga Island . Loh is the main island of the Torres Islands of Vanuatu , which politically belong to the Vanuatu province of Torba .
The crescent-shaped island of Loh is separated from its northern sister island Linua by an approximately 100 m wide, flat sandbar . There is the only airfield on the Torres Islands, the Linua Airstrip .
In 2009 Loh had 210 inhabitants, most of whom are based in the main village Lungharegi on the northeast coast.