Ngwel

Island in Torba Province, Vanuatu
13°15′0.4″S 166°35′13.3″E / 13.250111°S 166.587028°E / -13.250111; 166.587028ArchipelagoVanuatuHighest elevation9 m (30 ft)Administration
 Vanuatu
ProvinceTorba ProvinceDemographicsPopulation0[1] (2015)Ethnic groupsNone

Ngwel [ŋʷel] is an uninhabited island in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.[2][3] The island is a part of the Torres Islands archipelago.

Geography

Ngwel is located 600 meters off the west coast of Tegua. It is 500 m long and 200 m wide.[4] The estimated terrain elevation above the sea level is some 9 metres.[5]

Name

The form Ngwel reflects the island's name in Lo-Toga, N̄wēl [ŋʷel]. In neighbouring Hiw, it is known as N̄wëy [ŋʷej].

References

  1. ^ "2015 Vanuatu National Population and Households Projections by Province and Islands" (PDF). Vanuatu National Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Ngwel Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Vanuatu: Tropical Cyclone Donna Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n° MDRVU004". International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ^ Seech, John. "Tegua Island, Vanuatu - John Seach". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Ngwel Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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