Rowa Islands

Rowa Islands
Astronaut photo of Rowa Islands (2011).
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates13°37′00.0″S 167°31′59″E / 13.616667°S 167.53306°E / -13.616667; 167.53306
ArchipelagoVanuatu, Pacific Ocean
Area2.0[1] km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Highest elevation5 m (16 ft)
Administration
Vanuatu
ProvinceTorba Province
Demographics
Population0 (2012)
Ethnic groupsNone

Rowa Islands (also known as Reef Islands) are an uninhabited archipelago in Torba Province of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean.[2][3] The Rowa are a part of larger Banks Islands archipelago. The islands are a natural border between Melanesia and Polynesia; they are one of the most beautiful places in the South Pacific Ocean and an integral part of a vast system of atolls and reefs.

  1. ^ "Vanuatu". Haos Blong Volkeno. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ Coiffier, Christian (1988). Traditional Architecture in Vanuatu. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies. p. 5. ISBN 9789820200470. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Traveling Luck for Rowe Islands". Traveling Luck. Retrieved 5 August 2018.