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Tegua is an island in Vanuatu's Torres Islands chain, located in Torba Province.

Tegua Tugue
Island
Location of Tegua in Torres Islands
Tegua Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 13°14′47″S 166°37′33″E
Country	Vanuatu
Province	Torba Province
Area
• Total	30.8 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
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Population  (2009)
• Total	58
• Density	1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+11 (VUT)

Geography

The island spans 7 km by 6.5 km; on the eastern side of the island is Lateu Bay indented 1.8 km. Ngwel Island is located 600 meters off the west coast of Tegua Island.[2]

Population

The only village is Lateu, with a population of 58.[3] About 100 residents of Tegua were evacuated by the government because rising sea levels were flooding their island.

One geological study found that of four islands in the group, Tegua had the slowest inferred uplift rate at 0.7 mm/yr for southeastern Tegua. A "narrow E-W trending block has been down-dropped relative to the rest of the isle.

Name

The name Tegua [teɣua] comes from the Mota language, which was used as the primary language of the Melanesian Mission. Locally, the island is called Tugue [tʉˈɣʉə] in Lo-Toga, and Töyö [tɵˈjɵ] in Hiw. These names all come from a Proto-Torres-Banks form *Teɣua.

References

External links

• “The Mystery of the Sinking South Pacific Islands” by Gerald Traufetter, Der Spiegel international, 15/6/2012.

На других языках

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[de] Tegua

Tegua (auch Middle Island) ist eine 30,7 km² große Insel des pazifischen Inselstaats Vanuatu. Sie ist die mittlere der Torres-Inseln, die politisch zur vanuatuischen Provinz Torba zählen.

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- [en] Tegua

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[fr] Tegua

Tegua (en lo-toga Tugue, prononcé [tʉˈɣʉə]) est une île située au centre de l’archipel des îles Torres, au nord du Vanuatu. En 2009, elle avait une population de 58 habitants[1]. Sa superficie est de 30,8 km2 et son point culminant, appelé localement Rëpugure, a une altitude de 240 m[2].

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[it] Tegua

Tegua è una piccola isola dell'Oceano Pacifico, nello Stato di Vanuatu.

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[ru] Тегуа

Тегуа (англ. Tegua) — остров в архипелаге Новые Гебриды, в островной группе Торрес в Тихом океане. Является территорией Республики Вануату. Административно входит в состав провинции Торба.

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