New Hebrides

Japanese: New Hebrides(英語表記)NewHebrides
New Hebrides

Official name: Republic of Vanuatu Area: 12,189 km2 Population (1996): 170,000 Capital: Vila (Time difference with Japan: +2 hours) Main languages: Bislama, English, French Currency: Vatu Independent country in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The New Hebrides Islands, jointly administered by the United Kingdom and France, are a Y-shaped chain of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean between 13° and 21° south latitude and 166° and 171° east longitude. In 1980, the islands gained independence and became the Republic of Vanuatu.
[Nature, residents]
The New Hebrides are made up of over 80 islands, large and small, the main ones being, from north to south, the Torres Islands, Banks Islands, Espiritu Santo (the largest island, 112 km long and 72 km wide), Maewo, Aoba, Pentecost, Malekula, Ambrym, Epi, Efate, Eromanga, Tanna, and Anaityum.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "New Hebrides" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正式名称=バヌアツ共和国Republic of Vanuatu面積=1万2189km2人口(1996)=17万人首都=ビラVila(日本との時差=+2時間)主要言語=ビスラマ語,英語,フランス語通貨=バツVatu南西太平洋にある独立国。南緯13゜~21゜,東経166゜~171゜の南西太平洋にY字形に連なる,イギリス・フランス共同統治領のニューヘブリデスNew Hebrides(ヌーベルゼブリードNouvelles Hébrides)諸島が1980年に独立してバヌアツ共和国となった。
[自然,住民]
 ニューヘブリデス諸島は大小80余りの島々からなるが,おもなものは北からトレス諸島,バンクス諸島,エスピリトゥ・サント島(最大の島で全長112km,最大幅72km),マエウォ島,アオバ島,ペンテコスト島,マレクラ島,アンブリム島,エピ島,エファテ島,エロマンガ島,タンナ島,アネイチュム島である。…

※「New Hebrides」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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