Loh Island

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Loh Island is a small inhabited volcanic island in the Torres Islands group of northern Vanuatu, known for its traditional Melanesian culture and remote setting in the South Pacific.

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Loh Island canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inhabited place
island
archipelago Torres Islands
climate tropical
continent Oceania
country Vanuatu
governedAsPartOf Torba Province
hasBiodiversity tropical island ecosystems
hasCountryCode VU
hasCulturalPractice customary land tenure
traditional ceremonies
hasCulturalRegion Melanesia
hasEthnicGroup Melanesians
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic
hasInhabitants indigenous Melanesian population
hasLanguage Hiu language
Lo-Toga language
hasLanguageFamily Austronesian languages
hasLanguageSubfamily Oceanic languages
hasPoliticalStatus part of the Republic of Vanuatu
hasPopulationStatus sparsely populated
hasRelief volcanic terrain
hasSettlementType small villages
hasSurroundingWaterbody Coral Sea
hasTimezone UTC+11
hasTraditionalEconomy fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasTransportation small boat connections to other Torres Islands
knownFor remote setting
traditional Melanesian culture
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Torba Province
Torres Islands
northern Vanuatu
locatedNear Hiu Island NERFINISHED
Tegua Island NERFINISHED
Toga Island NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Espiritu Santo
partOf Torres Islands group
linked to: Torres Islands
region Melanesia

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Torres Islands hasIsland Loh Island
Torba Province hasIsland Loh Island
Merig hasNeighbour Loh Island
subject linked to: island of Merig
Loh village locatedIn Loh Island
Linua Island nearbyIsland Loh Island