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Malwepe (also Lepérousel Island) is a small uninhabited island in
Sanma Province Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the init ...
of
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
in the Pacific Ocean.


Geography

Malwepe lies off the eastern coast of
Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo (, ; ) is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of and a population of around 40,000 according to the 2009 census. Geography The island belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region o ...
. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 16 metres. The island has light vegetation and many coconut trees.


References

Islands of Vanuatu Sanma Province Uninhabited islands of Vanuatu {{Vanuatu-geo-stub