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Espiritu Santo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Santo, Espíritu Santo Island, Marina Island, Santo Island
largest island in the nation of Vanuatu
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Within Vinony's link graph, Espiritu Santo is referenced by 1,105 other articles, and connects out to list of islands of Vanuatu, Araki Island and Tangoa Island.
The entry is geolocated on the map in SAM.
Vinony files it under Espiritu Santo, Former republics and Former Spanish colonies.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- Sanma Province , Vanuatu
- Archipelago
- New Hebrides
- Area
- 3,955.5 km (1,527.2 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 1,879 m (6165 ft)
- Highest point
- Mount Tabwemasana
- Province
- Sanma
- Largest settlement
- Luganville
- Population
- 37,328 (2020)
- Ethnic groups
- Ni-Vanuatu
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- New Hebrides
- Named after
- Holy Spirit
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Located in
- Sanma
- Capital
- Luganville
- Area
- 3955.5
- Elevation
- 1879
- Time zone
- UTC+11:00
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Highest point
- Mount Tabwemasana
- Image
- Espiritu Santo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Espiritu Santo Island (Vanuatu)
- topic's main category
- Category:Espiritu Santo
- located in/on physical feature
- Vanuatu
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
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Encyclopedic overview
Espiritu Santo ( UK: /ɛˌspɪrɪtuː ˈsæntoʊ/, US: /- ˈsɑːntuː, - ˈsɑːntoʊ/; French: [ɛspiʁity sɑ̃to]) is the largest island in the nation and archipelago of Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides), with an area of 3,955.5 km (1,527.2 sq mi), although Efate, on which the capital city of Port Vila is located, has a larger population. As of 2020, the population of Santo was 37,328. Luganville is the only true town on the island.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Espiritu Santo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.