Laika (island)

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]

Laika

Geography
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
Vanuatu
Province	Shefa Province
Demographics
Population	0 (2015)
Ethnic groups	None

Geography

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).