Ravenga

Ravenga
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Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates13°47′S 167°33′E / 13.783°S 167.550°E / -13.783; 167.550
ArchipelagoVanuatu
Administration
ProvinceTorba Province
Largest settlementSola

Ravenga is a small island in Torba Province, Vanuatu, in the Pacific Ocean.[1][2][3] The island is also known as Ranenger.[4]

Geography

Ravenga lies 1.2 km off the eastern coast of Vanua Lava. The island has a diameter of about 800 meters, and is surrounded by white sandy beaches. On the northern, eastern, and southern sides of Ravenga, the reef extends offshore about 250 m, and then drops off into deep water.[5]

Name

The name Ravenga comes from the Mota language, which was used as the primary language of the Melanesian Mission. It is pronounced in Mota as [raβeŋa]. In Mwotlap, it is referred to as Ayven̄ [ajˈβɛŋ] (with the locative prefix a-). All of these terms come from a Proto-Torres-Banks form *raβeŋa.

References

  1. ^ "Traveling Luck for Ravenga". Travelibg Luck. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Ravenga". Getamap. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Ravenga Island". Geoview. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ^ Speiser, Felix (1999). Ethnology of Vanuatu. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 9781850655084. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. ^ Seech, John. "Ravenga Island, Vanuatu - John Seach". Vanuatu Travel. Retrieved 7 August 2018.


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