Lamap

Lamap (Lamav)
Port Sandwich
Village
Lamap (Lamav) is located in Vanuatu
Lamap (Lamav)
Lamap (Lamav)
Location in Vanuatu
Coordinates: 16°25′0″S 167°49′55″E / 16.41667°S 167.83194°E / -16.41667; 167.83194
Country Vanuatu
ProvinceMalampa Province
IslandMalakula
Time zoneUTC+11 (VUT)

Lamap (formerly named Port Sandwich) is a village in Malampa Province on the Malekula island in Vanuatu. Lamap is a phonetic shift from "Lamav" meaning Flat land/Flat Place. It was originally referred to as “Lamav mo Mbao,” meaning “big flat land/place.”

Transportation

The village is served by Lamap Airport or Malekoula Airport.

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