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Kwakéa
Kwakéa (or Pakea, or Qakea ) is an islet located east of Vanua Lava in the Banks Islands, Vanuatu. According to the 2009 census, it has a population of only 29. Geography The island of Kwakéa has a monsoon climate. The average temperature is 22 °C. The warmest month is March (23 °C), and the coldest month is September (22 °C). The average annual rainfall is 3337 millimeters. The channel that flows between Kwakea and Vanua Lava is known as Dudley Channel. Islet Nawila lies 500 m west of Kwakéa. Name The spellings ''Kwakéa'' (or ''Kwakea'') and ''Pakea'' represent two different attempts at transcribing the form , which is the island's name in the Mota language. This form is rendered as ''Qakea'' in Mota's orthography. The same island is known under slightly different names in the vernacular languages of the region: ''Qakē'' () in Vurës; ''Qeke'' () in Mwesen; ''Aqke'' () in Mwotlap. All of these names can be derived from a form *''ᵐBwaᵑgea'' in Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torba Province
Torba (or ''TorBa'') is the northernmost and least populous province of Vanuatu. It consists of the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. The province's name is derived from the initial letters of "''TORres''" and "''BAnks''". Population The province has a population of 9,359 and an area of . Its capital is Sola on Vanua Lava. Islands These are the main islands of Torba Province, excluding smaller and uninhabited islets. ;Banks Islands ;Torres Islands Languages The Torba province has seventeen languages, all Oceanic — from north to south: Hiw, Lo-Toga, Lehali, Löyöp, Volow, Mwotlap, Lemerig, Vera'a, Vurës, Mwesen, Mota, Nume, Dorig, Koro Koro may refer to: Geography *Koro Island, a Fijian island * Koro Sea, in the Pacific Ocean * Koro, Ivory Coast *Koro, Mali * Koro, Wisconsin, United States, an unincorporated community Languages *Koro language (India), an endangered language spo ..., Olrat, Lakon, Mwerlap. François ''et al.'' (2015). With 550 spea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
