The largest island in the New Hebrides (Republic of Vanuatu) in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Area 3,947 km2. Population including neighboring islands was 19,000 (1979). Spanish explorer Pedro Ferdinand de Quirós reached it in 1606 and named it Espiritu Santo, meaning "Land of the Holy Spirit." Luganville (population 7,000) on the southeastern tip is Vanuatu's second largest city, the capital of the northern administrative district, and the political and economic center. Most of the island, especially the western half, has rugged terrain (highest peak Mount Tabwemasana, 1,879 m), and remains undeveloped. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
南西太平洋,ニューヘブリデス諸島(バヌアツ共和国)最大の島。面積3947km2。人口は周辺属島を含め1万9000(1979)。1606年スペインの探検家ペドロ・フェルディナンド・デ・キロスが到達,〈聖霊の地〉を意味するエスピリトゥ・サントと名づけた。南東端のルガンビル(人口約7000)はバヌアツ第2の町,北部行政区の主都で,政治・経済の中心である。島の大部分,とりわけ島の西半分は地形が険しく(最高峰タブウェマサナ山,1879m),未開拓のまま残されている。
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