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Efate
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Also known as Île Vate, Ile Vate

Efate (), originally named Sandwich Island and also known as Île Vate () or just Vate, is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu, and the capital city, Port Vila, is located on the island.

Key facts

Islands.name
Efate
Islands.image_name
Map_of_Efate_Island_EN.png
Islands.image_caption
Map of Efate
Islands.map_image
Vanuatu - Efate.PNG
Islands.location
Pacific Ocean
Islands.archipelago
Vanuatu
Islands.area_km2
899.5
Islands.highest_mount
Mount McDonald
Islands.elevation_m
647
Islands.country
Vanuatu
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Province
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Shefa Province
Islands.country_largest_city
Port Vila
Islands.population
66,000
Islands.population_as_of
2010
Islands.density_km2
55.6

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
Vanuatu
Located in
Shefa
Capital
Port Vila
Population
50000
Area
900
Elevation
113
Time zone
UTC+11:00
Body of water
Pacific Ocean
Image
Port Vila aerial.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Éfaté Island
Commons category
Éfaté Island
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Small islands off Efate
  • Demographics
  • Governance
  • Economy and tourism
  • In popular culture
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • External links

Efate (), originally named Sandwich Island and also known as Île Vate () or just Vate, is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu, and the capital city, Port Vila, is located on the island.

== History == Captain James Cook named the island Sandwich Island in honour of his patron, the Earl of Sandwich, on his 1774 voyage on .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Efate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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