Discover Laanbek in Vanuatu
Laanbek in the region of Torba is a town located in Vanuatu - some 285 mi or ( 458 km ) North of Port Vila , the country's capital .
Local time in Laanbek is now 09:48 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Efate " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Luganville, Lakatoro, and Kwanglav. When in this area, you might want to check out Luganville . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Laanbek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Vanuatu - Mota Lava island in the Banks
Highlights of tourism on Mota Lava island in the Banks islands in the Northern province of TORBA in Vanuatu. ..
Vanuatu boy singing on Rah island.
We were on tiny island called Rah in Banks islands of Vanuatu. Our family and children who became good friends of our kids trekked on the island, climb rock of Rah(The rocks are volcanic rocks flue fr ..
Vanuatu ~ Custom fishing @ Rah island, St Andrew's Festival vol 1
Custom fishing, Every year, a week before the St Andrew's day, they gathered coconuts leaves, tight together with bush ropes to make up a kilometer long. On the right time for the right tide, he chief ..
Vanuatu ~ Custom fishing @ Rah island, St Andrew's Festival vol 6
A little Dimitry followed his friends, didn't realised how small he was. His father spotted him, shouted him to not drawing him self. He happily went back to the beach to played with other little kids ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mota Lava
Mota Lava or Motalava is the fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu, after Gaua, Vanua Lava and Ureparapara, with an area of 24 km . It is the largest and highest of the eastern chain of islands. 270 meters off its southern coast, attached by high corals that one can wade through at low tide, is the islet of Ra, with an area of 0.5 km . The 2009 census figures give a population of 1640 inhabitants (Mota Lava + Ra), yielding a population density of 67 per km².
Located at -13.70 167.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ra (island)
Ra (sometimes wrongly spelled Rah) is a small coral islet of 0.5 km, located in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu. The same name also refers to the single village which is situated within this islet. The islet of Ra is situated off the larger island of Mota Lava. Access to Ra is done in two ways: at low tide, by wading across the narrow strait from the mainland; at high tide, by outrigger canoe.
Located at -13.72 167.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Torba Province
Torba (or TorBa) is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola. The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.
Located at -13.75 167.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Banks Islands
The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu. Together with the Torres Islands to the northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The group lies about 40 km north of Maewo, and includes Gaua and Vanua Lava, two of the 13 largest islands in Vanuatu. In 2009, the islands supported a population of 8,533 on a land area of 780 km².
Located at -13.83 167.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Mota (island)
Mota is an extinct volcanic island in the Banks group of Torba Province in northern Vanuatu. 683 people live on Mota in coastal villages around the island. The names of the villages are Liwotqei, Lotawan, Mariu, Tasmate, Garamal, Tuqetap, and Veverao. The island is famous because its language was used by the first missionaries in Melanesia.
Located at -13.85 167.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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