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islands in Torba, Vanuatu

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Country
Vanuatu
Located in
Torba
Area
780
Elevation
946
Time zone
UTC+11:00
Body of water
Coral Sea
Image
Banks Islands-fr.svg
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Banks Islands
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Category:Banks Islands
located in/on physical feature
Vanuatu
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Encyclopedic overview

The Banks Islands The Banks Islands (in Bislama Bankis) are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. Together with the Torres Islands to their northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The island group lies about 40 km (25 mi) north of Maewo, and includes Gaua and Vanua Lava, two of the 13 largest islands in Vanuatu. In 2009, the islands had a population of 8,533. The island group's combined land area is 780 km (300 sq mi).

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banks Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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