Laika Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°49′38″S168°33′39″E/ 16.82722°S 168.56083°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(also Ile Laika, Laïka, Île Laïka) is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of theShepherd Islandsarchipelago in theShefa ProvinceofVanuatu.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Laika is located 7.4 km (4.6 mi) north of the island ofTongoa Islandand 2.6 km (1.6 mi) south-east of the islet ofTefala.Laika and the other islands scattered around Tongoa were once part of a larger land mass, formed by the eruptions of theKuwaesubmarine volcano,[3][4]which exploded around 1475.[5]Laika has an area of about one km2(0.39 sq mi).
References
[edit]- ^"Laika Island".Getamap.Retrieved10 August2018.
- ^"Tongoa - Laika".Birdlife International.Retrieved10 August2018.
- ^Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism ProgramKuwae
- ^C. Robin, M. Monzier, A. J. Crawford e S. M. Eggins,The Geology, Volcanology, Petrology...of the New Hebrides Island Arc, Vanuatu,Canberra, settembre 1993, pp.58-67
- ^Chaochao Gao et al."The 1452 or 1453 A.D. Kuwae eruption signal derived from multiple ice core records: Greatest volcanic sulfate event of the past 700 years"Journal of Geophysical Research (2006)
