Sowan

Sowan
Native name: Îlot Sowan
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 16°7′59.98″S 167°26′59.99″E / 16.1333278°S 167.4499972°E / -16.1333278; 167.4499972Coordinates: 16°7′59.98″S 167°26′59.99″E / 16.1333278°S 167.4499972°E / -16.1333278; 167.4499972
Archipelago Vanuatu
Highest elevation 177 m (581 ft)
Administration
Province Malampa Province

Sowan (Îlot Sowan) is a small uninhabited island in the Malampa Province of Vanuatu.[1]

Geography

Sowan is located 4.5 km from Lakatoro on Malekula Island. Sown is a long sandbar with some vegetation.[2] The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 177 metres.[3] It's a favourite haunt of wild ducks.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Traveling Luck for Îlot Sowan". Traveling Luck. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ↑ seech, John. "Sowan Island, Vanuatu". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Îlot Sowan". Geoview. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ↑ O'Byrne, Denis; Harewood, Jocelyn; Harcombe, David; Bennett, Michelle. Vanuatu. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 190. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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