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Tiga Island

Pacific island of New Caledonia

Summary

Pacific island of New Caledonia

Tiga Island (), also called Tokanod, is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean. Tiga lies 35 km from Lifou Island, and 24.5 km from Maré Island in the Loyalty Islands. The Loyalty Islands are part of the greater archipelago of New Caledonia.

Tiga is part of the commune (municipality) of Lifou, in the Loyalty Islands Province (Province des îles Loyauté), one of three provinces of the Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, an overseas territory of France. The island is 6 km long and 2 km wide, totaling about 10 km2. The highest point is 76 m above sea level. The population of Tiga Island was 169 in 1996, for a density of about 17 person per km.

The island has occasional commercial air service to its airfield, Tiga Airport.

In popular culture

Tiga is featured in the children's novel On the Run (1964), by British author Nina Bawden.
A manipulated version of the Nyinewaco dance, a Kanak choir and dance from the Tiga island, is featured in the song My Weakness in the 1999 Moby album Play.
Tiga Island was given to a new superhero of the Ultra Series called Ultraman Tiga based on the of the same name

References

"Passerelle transculturelle à l'usage des nouveaux personnels arrivant à Lifou au lycée des îles". [[Vice Rectorate of New Caledonia]].
"Tiga". GIE Destination îles Loyauté.
(26 November 2024). "Moby — My Weakness Samples — Genius".
Aude Yoin. (2018-04-16). "Tiga Dance (My Weakness moby sample)".

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