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Eretoka (also Hat Island, Érétoka, Retoka, Artok) is a small uninhabited island in Shefa Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean. The island lies off the western coast of Efate Island.[1][2] There is a lighthouse built in the 1960s.

Eretoka

[name]: Artok
Eretoka Island in 2006.
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	17°39′00″S 168°8′00″E
Archipelago	Vanuatu
Highest point	90 m
Administration
Vanuatu
Province	Shefa Province

Geography

Eretoka spans 2.3 kilometers in northeast-southwestern direction and has a maximum width of 670 meters. The center of the island forms a cap of coral lime over stratified pumice and is 90 meters high. Around the island center extends a wide and flat area of sand and limestone, which was lifted over the water surface during the last elevation of the seabed. Most of this area is no higher than five meters above sea level.

History

Roy Mata, a powerful 16th-17th century Melanesian chief, was buried in the island. His elaborate grave was proclaimed a taboo[3] and is supposed to contain the bodies of over 25 members of his retinue. The grave was studied by French archaeologist Jose Garranger in 1967, who analyzed the local folklore. In 2008, three sites associated with Roy Mata on the islands of Efate, Lelepa and Eretoka, were made UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[4][5]

References

На других языках

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[de] Eretoka

Eretoka (auch Érétoka, Retoka oder Artok) ist eine unbewohnte Insel des südwestpazifischen Inselstaats Vanuatu und gehört zur Inselgruppe der Neuen Hebriden. Sie ist der Nordwestküste der Insel Efate vorgelagert. Aufgrund ihrer auffälligen Silhouette nannten die ersten europäischen Besucher sie Hat Island (Hutinsel).

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- [en] Eretoka

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[fr] Eretoka

Eretoka (également Érétoka, Retoka ou Artok) est une île inhabitée du sud-ouest du Pacifique, faisant partie de la nation insulaire de Vanuatu dans l’archipel des Nouvelles-Hébrides.

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[ru] Эретока

Эретока (бисл. Eretoka), также Хат, Ретока, Арток — небольшой необитаемый остров в провинции Шефа тихоокеанского государства Вануату. Расположен к западу от острова Эфате[1][2]. В 1960-х годах на острове был построен маяк.

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