Toga (island)

Toga
Map of Toga Island
Geography
Location Pacific Ocean
Coordinates 13°25′S 166°41′E / 13.417°S 166.683°E / -13.417; 166.683Coordinates: 13°25′S 166°41′E / 13.417°S 166.683°E / -13.417; 166.683
Archipelago Vanuatu, Torres Islands
Area 18.8[1] km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Highest point Mt Lemeura
Administration
Province Torba Province
Largest settlement Sola
Demographics
Population 250 (2012)

Toga is an island in the Torres Islands archipelago in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.[2][3][4]

Geography

Toga Island is the most southern of the Torres Islands. The island's size is 6 km by 4.5 km. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 104 meter.[5] Toga is surrounded by a narrow fringing reef quickly dropping off into deep water. The summit of the island is Mt Lemeura located on the western side of the island.[6]

Population

The local population speaks Lo-Toga language and is some 250 people strong, living in two villages. Toga is, nevertheless, the most populated place in the Torres Islands.

References

  1. ↑ "Vanuatu". Haos Blong Volkeno. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Torres Islands". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Torres". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Torres Islands". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Toga Island". Geoview. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Seech, John. "Toga Island, Vanuatu - John Seach". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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