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Uninhabited island in Vanuatu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laika or Laïka is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of the Shepherd Islands archipelago in the Shefa Province of Vanuatu.[1][2]
Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 16°49′38″S 168°33′39″E |
Archipelago | Vanuatu, Shepherd Islands |
Area | 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Province | Shefa Province |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2015) |
Ethnic groups | None |
Laika is located 7.4 km (4.6 mi) north of the island of Tongoa and 2.6 km (1.6 mi) south-east of the islet of Tefala. Laika and the other islands scattered around Tongoa were once part of a larger land mass, formed by the eruptions of the Kuwae submarine volcano,[3][4] which exploded around 1475.[5] Laika has an area of about one km2 (0.39 sq mi).
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