Toga Island
Toga is an island in the Torres group, within the Torba Province of Vanuatu. Geography Toga Island is the most southern of the Torres Islands. The island's size is 6 km by 4.5 km. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 104 meters. Toga is surrounded by a narrow fringing reef quickly dropping off into deep water. The summit of the island is Mt Lemeura (locally ''Lēmere'' ) located on the western side of the island. The climate on Toga is humid tropical. The average annual rainfall is about 4000 mm. The island is subject to frequent cyclones and earthquakes. Population Toga is the most populated island in the Torres Islands, with about 250 people. They speak the ''Toga'' dialect of the Lo-Toga language. The population lives in two villages: ''Liqal'' and ''Litew'' . An ancient village, now abandoned, was called ''Qururetaqō'' . Fauna Barn owls are known to live in the area. Many samples of the owl's bones were found in a cave in Toga, which were rev ...
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