Laika (also Ile Laika, Laïka, Île Laïka) is a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, a part of the Shepherd Islands archipelago in the Shefa Province of Vanuatu.[1][2]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°49′38″S 168°33′39″E / 16.82722°S 168.56083°E |
| Archipelago | Vanuatu, Shepherd Islands |
| Area | 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Shefa Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2015) |
| Ethnic groups | None |
Geography edit
Laika is located 7.4 km (4.6 mi) north of the island of Tongoa Island and 2.6 km (1.6 mi) south-east of the islet of Tefala. Laika and the other islands scattered around Tongoa were once part of a larger land mass, formed by the eruptions of the Kuwae submarine volcano,[3][4] which exploded around 1475.[5] Laika has an area of about one km2 (0.39 sq mi).
References edit
- ^ "Laika Island". Getamap. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Tongoa - Laika". Birdlife International. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program Kuwae
- ^ C. Robin, M. Monzier, A. J. Crawford e S. M. Eggins, The Geology, Volcanology, Petrology...of the New Hebrides Island Arc, Vanuatu, Canberra, settembre 1993, pp.58-67
- ^ Chaochao Gao et al. "The 1452 or 1453 A.D. Kuwae eruption signal derived from multiple ice core records: Greatest volcanic sulfate event of the past 700 years" Journal of Geophysical Research (2006)