Lataro

Coordinates: 15°16′00″S 167°11′00″E / 15.26667°S 167.18333°E / -15.26667; 167.18333
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Lataro
Map
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates15°16′00″S 167°11′00″E / 15.26667°S 167.18333°E / -15.26667; 167.18333
ArchipelagoVanuatu
Area3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Highest elevation88 m (289 ft)
Administration
ProvinceSanma Province
Demographics
Population0[1] (2015)
Ethnic groupsNone

Lataro (alternate names: Litaro or Pilot Island) is an uninhabited island in Sanma Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.[2][3][4]

The island is now privately owned.[5]

The Shark Bay language is spoken in the regions surrounding the island.

Geography

Lataro lies in Shark Bay off the eastern coast of Espiritu Santo and is flat.[6] The highest point of the island is 88 meters above the sea level. The island spans 1.9 km from the north to the south and 2.3 km from the east to the west.

References

  1. ^ "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Lataro Island". Geoview. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Lataro: Vanuatu". Geoview. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Saving the Krab Kokonas". Island Life. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ See Lataro Island.
  6. ^ Seach, John. "Lataro Island, Vanuatu". Travel Vanuatu. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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