Everything about Vanua Lava totally explained
Vanua Lava is one of the
Banks Islands in
Torba Province,
Vanuatu. It is located about 120 km north-northeast of
Espiritu Santo, to the north of the slightly larger
Gaua. Its population numbered 909 in 1979, and today is over 1300.
The island measures about 25 km north-to-south and 20 km east-to-west. The island has two natural harbors,
Port Patteson in the east and
Vureas Bay (Vurës) in the southwest. The island includes
Mount Suretamate (also spelled Sure Ama, Sürétimiat, 921 m), an active volcano. The last major eruption was 1965. The highest altitude on the island is 946 m. To the east of the island are the islets of
Kwakea and
Ravenga. On the west side is
Waterfall Bay.
The capital of Torba province,
Sola, is located on the east side of the island, on Port Patteson. There is an airport there (
IATA code
SLH), to which
Air Vanuatu flies three times a week. There is one road on the island but few vehicles.
Vanua Lava was first explored by New Zealand Bishop
George Augustus Selwyn in 1859. The sulfur deposits of Mt. Suretamate were formerly worked by a French company.
Copra is the chief export.
There are four languages spoken on Vanua Lava
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Vurës with about 1000 speakers,
Vera'a with 250; and two dying languages, Mwesen with 15 speakers, and Lemerig with only 2 speakers living. All of these languages belong to the group of
East Vanuatu languages.
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