Efate
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Efate (), originally named Sandwich Island and also known as Île Vate () or just Vate, is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu, and the capital city, Port Vila, is located on the island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Efate
- Islands.image_name
- Map_of_Efate_Island_EN.png
- Islands.image_caption
- Map of Efate
- Islands.map_image
- Vanuatu - Efate.PNG
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Vanuatu
- Islands.area_km2
- 899.5
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mount McDonald
- Islands.elevation_m
- 647
- Islands.country
- Vanuatu
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Shefa Province
- Islands.country_largest_city
- Port Vila
- Islands.population
- 66,000
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2010
- Islands.density_km2
- 55.6
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Small islands off Efate
- Demographics
- Governance
- Economy and tourism
- In popular culture
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Efate (), originally named Sandwich Island and also known as Île Vate () or just Vate, is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu, and the capital city, Port Vila, is located on the island.
== History == Captain James Cook named the island Sandwich Island in honour of his patron, the Earl of Sandwich, on his 1774 voyage on .
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