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One geological study found that of four islands in the group, Tegua had the slowest inferred uplift rate at 0.7 mm/yr for southeastern Tegua. A "narrow E-W trending block has been down-dropped relative to the rest of the isle.
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The only village is Lateu, with a population of 58. About 100 residents of Tegua were evacuated by the government because
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The island spans 7 km by 6.5 km; on the eastern side of the island is Lateu Bay indented 1.8 km.
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is located 600 meters off the west coast of Tegua Island.
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Island
Location of Tegua in Torres Islands
Tegua is located in Vanuatu
13°14′47″S 166°37′33″E / 13.24639°S 166.62583°E / -13.24639; 166.62583
Country
Vanuatu
Province
Torba Province
Time zone
UTC+11
Vanuatu
Torres Islands
Torba Province
Ngwel Island
rising sea levels
[teɣua]
Mota language
Melanesian Mission
[tʉˈɣʉə]
Lo-Toga
[tɵˈjɵ]
Hiw
Proto-Torres-Banks
"Vanuatu"
"Tegua Island, Vanuatu - John Seach"
"2009 National Census of Population and Housing: Summary Release"
cite journal
help
“The Mystery of the Sinking South Pacific Islands”
Der Spiegel

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