Ngwel is an uninhabited island in
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
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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. The island is a part of the
Torres Islands
The Torres Islands are in the Torba Province of the country of Vanuatu, and is that country’s the northernmost island group. The chain of islands that make up this micro-archipelago straddles the broader cultural boundary between Island Melane ...
archipelago.
Geography
Ngwel is located 600 meters off the west coast of
Tegua
Tegua is an island in Vanuatu's Torres Islands chain, located in Torba Province.
Geography
The island spans 7 km by 6.5 km; on the eastern side of the island is Lateu Bay indented 1.8 km. Ngwel Island is located 600 meters off the ...
. It is 500 m long and 200 m wide. The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 9 metres.
Name
The form ''Ngwel'' reflects the island's name in
Lo-Toga
Lo-Toga is an Oceanic language spoken by about 580 people on the islands of Lo and Toga, in the Torres group of northern Vanuatu. The language has sometimes been called ''Loh'' ('' sic'') or ''Toga'', after either of its two dialects.
Name
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, ''N̄wēl'' . In neighbouring
Hiw, it is known as ''N̄wëy'' .
References
Torba Province
Islands of Vanuatu
Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean
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